A Boring Dystopia

I can't wait for the "GenZ are killing the restaurant business!" headlines.

Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to ~~achieve financial success~~ survive

FTFY

Fuck, what about millennials? Those guys been fucked even longer.

demand better kitchens and kitchen storage in rentals.

it is a fucking joke out here

wtf, financial success?

Not sure i know what that is, but it seems a pretty depressing goal to have.
Could be worse though.

Media being out of touch with reality while being bootlickers of the wealthy will never stop being funny.

Sometimes I have to go to the fucking food bank- I guess you could say I'm shopping less

Correction: “Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they get vastly underpaid”

Aren’t we all? The price of everything has gone up the past few years.

Cooking helps you save money, eat better, and can be entertaining. I've started to really get into recently.

Cooking is expensive now too. I'm paying pre-covid eating out prices to cook food at home, and I shop cheap. $80/week if I really hit some savings to feed just myself.

That's not a bad thing, actually I'd call that a success minus the financial struggles.

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Our future ist burning, I am serious look at that shit.

GenX here, sounds like me a few decades ago, counting the pennies and balancing everything, and not completely succeeding.

I always assumed cooking was the default.

The reason for this is bad but the end result is good. Let's hope these habits stick around once people are in a better spot.

@return2ozma

Or some just like cooking and don't give a damn about consumerism?

I'm not exactly struggling with finances. I cook all my food because I like to and have time. I hardly buy stuff because I unbrainwashed myself from consumerism.

Half the reason I semi-retired in my 30s is because I need little to satisfy me after de-bloating my mind.

I have a baby son and a wife and plenty of time to spend with them.

All of the people I know who have more money than me do not have any of this.

I like making homemade chicken bowls. They were originally meant to be cheaper alternatives, but KFC food quality is kinda shit sometimes, so at this point I outright prefer my own version. Mine also has shrimp since they take about the same time to cook as the chicken, so I mix throw that in.

Just frozen corn at the bottom (well, heat it up, just follow the instructions on the bag, I usually just stick frozen veggies on the microwave with a bit of water for 3 mins).

Then the breaded shrimp or some popcorn chicken pieces on the bottom with the corn.

Then mashed potatoes. Instant or ones made from actually smashing potatoes work (for real ones, just peel some potatoes and cut them up into smallish chunks and boil them for about 10 minutes, then drain the water, add some milk and butter (or dairy free alternatives). About 1 tbsp of butter, I like to do the milk by ear, starting with too little and adding more until the moisture is about right. Also add salt or it'll taste like it's missing something. Taste it for both milk (moisture level rather than flavour) and salt (flavour for this one) to get it right. You can add oregano or chives, or any green seasoning to enhance it without changing the flavour profile entirely. Or if you want to change it entirely, go with curry powder, Cajun, or some other spice blend (not sure that would work with chicken bowl, but it doesn't hurt to experiment).

Then more chicken on the top, shredded cheese, and gravy (I use envelope gravy, pretty quick and easy to make, just follow the directions). Add paprika or cayenne for colour/heat.