• @danc4498
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    857 months ago

    I’d say he single handedly killed the supersize option at McDonald’s. Though I don’t think this was the point of his documentary, I still think it’s a massive accomplishment by a single person.

    • @cm0002
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      417 months ago

      Well it’s debatable just how much influence it had, officially McDonald’s says that the documentary had no effect on their decision.

      Buttttt they took it off the menu and started highlighting their healthy options just 6 weeks after it’s release, which is a pretty standard corporate timeline to react to something sooo yea

      • @[email protected]
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        327 months ago

        Admitting a negative documentary impacted your decision making just invites more to be made. Obviously it was the reason. Obviously they’ll never say that.

        • @cm0002
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          87 months ago

          Well not necessarily, they could have spun it into a positive “We’re a company who listens blah blah blah”

          • @[email protected]
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            47 months ago

            Yes, and then they would get 1000x more blah blah blah. That was the point of the comment you replied to.

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      37 months ago

      Would have to say very much so and ended the trend of bigger and bigger food and beverage options. I remember there being a coffee chain that was competing with Starbucks at the time that introduced a full 44oz frappucino-type drink, and convenience stores starting to introduce 52oz sodas. Seemed like the sky was the limit back then but all those super-sized options disappeared within about a year after Super Size Me.