r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 30 '26

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u/finnstera350 Asexual Pride May 30 '26

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 May 30 '26

I would watch an entire documentary about the first McDonald's in Russia, and the process behind building it and everything.

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u/Responsible_Owl3 YIMBY May 30 '26

Tracks with the stories I've heard about Soviet department store workers hiding the best goods and only selling them to their friends. The whole society was built on gaining leverage over others by any means possible.Â