Bryan Johnson accuses McDonald's of engineering addictive food designed to addict children and shorten lives. He argues the bright colors and Ronald McDonald mascot manipulate kids while parents, pressed for time and money, default to fast food. Johnson calls it an evil ploy that trades convenience for disease and misery.
Hey Ronald McDonald, I'm after the grim reaper. I'm coming for you next. When my kids were young and we would drive by a McDonald's store, I would say look kids, that's cancer. I wanted them to associate McDonald's and their smiling faces and pretty colors to cancer, the worst thing a human can get. And I wanted to do that because McDonald's and our culture prey upon our inability to self regulate. They have built foods using science to create addictions. This is an evil ploy for you to be addicted to foods that are going to shorten your life, increase the chance of disease and make you generally miserable. Parents. I know our jobs are tough. Raising kids like we don't have enough time. We're busy. It's expensive to buy good food and getting this kind of food is just convenient, especially when the kids are clamoring for it like an easy win. It's also just awful for everyone.
