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[–] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago

Mathematical proof that there's always money in the banana stand.

[–] numberfour002 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's a linear extrapolation that doesn't take into account the not completely unreasonable chance that commercially viable banana varieties could go [functionally] extinct or that climate change will make it dramatically more expensive to grow them in sufficient quantities such that the price can stay on trend.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, one variation has already had that happen to it... the "Fake" bananna flavoring just didn't get changed when the bananna strain got changed.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, the Gros Michel banana. It's the banana my parents grew up with, but is now virtually extinct. Weird story. Even weirder that it could happen again.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This does not take into account the potential failure of Dole / Del Monte / Chiquita and Banana Republics revolting in the near future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think this the first time I've seen the term Banana Republic used this literally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago
[–] Radicaldog 7 points 11 months ago

But it was a frozen banana street food, not a literal supermarket banana. Feels like we might be within a decade of street food snacks costing $10!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

now set the graph to the music of yellow submarine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would inflation not act exponentially?

[–] psud 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Y axis is logarithmic, that straightens exponential curves

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Right, I need sleep