i see so many takes like this. even from new yorkers.

tell me you don't know about the park slope food coop without telling me

I don’t say this lightly: 

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for New York City to drive down food prices by having the city run its own grocery stores is the most economically delusional thing I’ve seen in a long time.

What planet do these people live on? https://t.co/imdKGpZegp

Austen Allred

i see so many takes like this. even from new yorkers.

tell me you don't know about the park slope food coop without telling me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25455991
https://x.com/austen/status/1937379999482339343?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA

Cohost of /gmfarcaster, a live stream Farcaster news show.  Engineer. Mom x 3.

i get your dmv analogy and its possible they end up that way, but 

-you dont have to shop there, unlike the dmv which you have to use
- theyve already said theyre taking community input on products and sourcing, which is most of the good part about the psfc
- its prob better than the low selection that food deserts currently get, regardless of the model

i wouldnt be surprised if they made it so food coops can simply use govt land to cut rent costs

its pretty expensive generally, but that has a lot to do with rent