Current Events > Why is McDonald's so addictive?

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I used to eat it 2-4 times a week (especially years ago taking a class around Times Square that ended at 9:30pm, nothing else was really open at that time). I've cut down on it because I had started going to the fast casual burger places more in the past 5 years, such as Shake Shack, Five Guys, BareBurger, brgr. They are vastly better than any McDonald's burger.

For some reason though, I still crave McDonald's and go there occasionally.

Does anyone else feel like this?
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Beef Tallow in Fries?
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They sprinkle crack on the meat.

Unknown5uspect posted...

They sprinkle crack on the meat.

They do it like that one dude who was popular for a hot second and now people could care less if he's dead
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I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.
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EverDownward posted...

I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.

Had the McNuggets maybe once in the past 20 years
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Is it? I had to eat it on a 13 hour drive and I'll be fine never eating it again
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Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.

Had the McNuggets maybe once in the past 20 years

They're pretty good, fam
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EverDownward posted...

Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.

Had the McNuggets maybe once in the past 20 years

They're pretty good, fam

Better than Burger King's?
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SuperExcitebike posted...

Is it? I had to eat it on a 13 hour drive and I'll be fine never eating it again

Agreed.
Other food must be really awful if McDonald's is addictive.

EverDownward posted...

They're pretty good, fam

When they're fresh, yeah. I tend to get hard dry nuggets that's probably been sitting around for an hour or two.

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Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.

Had the McNuggets maybe once in the past 20 years

They're pretty good, fam

Better than Burger King's?

Definitely
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EverDownward posted...

Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

Vol2tex posted...

EverDownward posted...

I think the only thing from McDonald's that actively "poppable" and convenient are the McNuggets. I remember one night a friend and myself went to a McDonald's at like 1 in the morning and he ordered like a fifty piece order of McNuggets and shared it between us.

Had the McNuggets maybe once in the past 20 years

They're pretty good, fam

Better than Burger King's?

Definitely

Cool
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Both my current job and the one before that had a McDonald's around the corner, in one case really the only place to guy food and the other it was one of a handful of choices but probably the cheapest, so I was going there for lunch multiple times a week and would crave it when I missed a day or two. >_>

After my daughter was born I started going home for lunch, originally just planning to at first until my wife was back at work and my daughter would be at the babysitter, but I just kind of stuck with the habit (my dog appreciates going out in the middle of the work day, too) and now I don't crave McDonald's at all. Not that it sounds horrible or disgusting, but, ehh... just doesn't sound *good* either. I will occasionally pick up a drink there but that's usually it, probably only had a meal from there a handful of times in the last 18 months when the weather was bad and I didn't want to drive home or had to work late or whatever, but that hasn't been enough to hook me.
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salt
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I won't eat mcnuggs given how they're made

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Is it addictive? I can eat it once a year and never think about it otherwise. Matter of fact, I think the last time I ate it was back in 2017 when Tyron Woodley first fought Wonderboy. The only thing I ever actually think about wanting from there is an M&M mcflurry and I know the machine is always down for cleaning so I don't bother going.
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The Top Crusader posted...

Both my current job and the one before that had a McDonald's around the corner, in one case really the only place to guy food and the other it was one of a handful of choices but probably the cheapest, so I was going there for lunch multiple times a week and would crave it when I missed a day or two. >_>

After my daughter was born I started going home for lunch, originally just planning to at first until my wife was back at work and my daughter would be at the babysitter, but I just kind of stuck with the habit (my dog appreciates going out in the middle of the work day, too) and now I don't crave McDonald's at all. Not that it sounds horrible or disgusting, but, ehh... just doesn't sound *good* either. I will occasionally pick up a drink there but that's usually it, probably only had a meal from there a handful of times in the last 18 months when the weather was bad and I didn't want to drive home or had to work late or whatever, but that hasn't been enough to hook me.

So only when it is convenient
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Pretty much all fast food is ridiculously stuffed with salt and fat to an extent that eating it lights up the primitive parts of your brain. It's designed to be addictive in the sense that it's food that checks off very primitive indicators of what food you should eat, more primitive than just taste.

McDonald's double cheeseburgers are fucking awesome, though.
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MasterGakke posted...

Pretty much all fast food is ridiculously stuffed with salt and fat to an extent that eating it lights up the primitive parts of your brain. It's designed to be addictive in the sense that it's food that checks off very primitive indicators of what food you should eat, more primitive than just taste.

McDonald's double cheeseburgers are fucking awesome, though.

Plus the sugar.

And tbh if I get fast food anymore I mostly just want to get obscene amounts of spicy nuggets from Burger King. Fucking 100 nuggets for 15 dollars. My dumbass parents always go to fast food places and just order a couple random meals and spend like 30 dollars. And I'm like, come on that could have been 200 nuggets.
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it's just that thing dog's love, when they're people or masters come home. they like to say hello. maybe get a bathroom break out of the deal.
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MasterGakke posted...

Pretty much all fast food is ridiculously stuffed with salt and fat to an extent that eating it lights up the primitive parts of your brain. It's designed to be addictive in the sense that it's food that checks off very primitive indicators of what food you should eat, more primitive than just taste.

McDonald's double cheeseburgers are fucking awesome, though.

It is more addictive than Five Guys though for example. I would feel sadder never being able to eat McD again than not being able to eat Five Guys, which I love.
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Vol2tex posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

Both my current job and the one before that had a McDonald's around the corner, in one case really the only place to guy food and the other it was one of a handful of choices but probably the cheapest, so I was going there for lunch multiple times a week and would crave it when I missed a day or two. >_>

After my daughter was born I started going home for lunch, originally just planning to at first until my wife was back at work and my daughter would be at the babysitter, but I just kind of stuck with the habit (my dog appreciates going out in the middle of the work day, too) and now I don't crave McDonald's at all. Not that it sounds horrible or disgusting, but, ehh... just doesn't sound *good* either. I will occasionally pick up a drink there but that's usually it, probably only had a meal from there a handful of times in the last 18 months when the weather was bad and I didn't want to drive home or had to work late or whatever, but that hasn't been enough to hook me.

So only when it is convenient

Well, convenient as in not wanting to die in a car accident and not wanting to go noon until midnight without eating.
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I've no idea, but people are almost always lined up around the building at the one in my town. I was lucky enough to slip in there yesterday with only two cars ahead of me.

I don't like it anymore and I don't know why
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It reminds me of my childhood.

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Because I can get two sandwiches and a drink for $4. Can't really beat that except at Costco
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Maybe the movie The Founder had a good point
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