Chick-fil-A is reportedly launching a streaming service for some reason (www.theverge.com)
from Iheartcheese@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 00:47
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etchinghillside@reddthat.com on 22 Aug 2024 00:48 next collapse

It better not function on Sundays.

Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee on 22 Aug 2024 00:50 next collapse

So, not the fast food chain, but their parent company diversifying.

iiGxC@slrpnk.net on 22 Aug 2024 00:56 next collapse

Chikfila abuses animals

undefined@links.hackliberty.org on 22 Aug 2024 01:09 next collapse

Streaming sponsored by bigoted religious animal abusers. Yeah no it’s gonna be a hard pass for me.

iiGxC@slrpnk.net on 22 Aug 2024 02:16 collapse

💯

superkret@feddit.org on 22 Aug 2024 18:11 next collapse

I mean, yeah, they pay others to kill them, then fry them.

Beaver@lemmy.ca on 02 Sep 2024 21:46 collapse

And trans people too.

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 2024 01:34 next collapse

Some reason? I’m going to go for money, the reason is money. Humans have an incredible tolerance for advertisement right now and the majority of people (sorry, lemmites, I know you feel different, but if you think your views are widespread think again) are becoming accustomed to subscribing to a variety of streaming services. If you have capital and know anything about advertising, this is a cash grab for you. A lot of content can be produced quite cheaply now.

astanix@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 02:59 next collapse

I am vehemently against ads in all places for all things. It’s astounding to me when my family or friends are shocked that I’m so against them. People just accept ads everywhere and it’s terrible.

sailingbythelee@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 04:17 next collapse

This is so true. My own daughters, who I raised from birth, and who I tried to inculcate with good sense…yes, even they…they tolerate ads. I know, I know. It is hard to believe. But I have personally witnessed them watching Youtube ads with apparent interest. That was a hard day.

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 22 Aug 2024 11:22 next collapse

I have often mused on how to remotely demolish billboards along highways. Almost all ads are garbage.

The only ones I’m even remotely OK with are the old-timey painted ones on the sides of brick buildings.

nyan@lemmy.cafe on 22 Aug 2024 13:25 collapse

I have often mused on how to remotely demolish billboards along highways.

Rocket launcher? If you’re in the US you might even be able to obtain one legally. If you can’t, maybe a truck-mounted trebuchet would work.

Usernameblankface@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 21:10 collapse

I’ve seen flamethrower drones

Maybe buy the space and have them put up a photo of what’s behind it?

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 2024 21:37 collapse

I really thought the early Netflix era would have emboldened this attitude in everyone, but yes it’s incredible how tolerant so many people are about more and more ads in everything as long as it means something is cheap or free. I don’t have a ton of money to throw around either, but the cost of eliminating ads and just paying for what I am getting is almost always worth it.

Ilandar@aussie.zone on 22 Aug 2024 07:35 collapse

Smells like a completely fictional story fed to the media for free coverage. Similar to that KFC console a few years ago which never actually existed but allowed KFC to get its name plastered across all types of news feeds for months.

OmgItBurns@discuss.online on 22 Aug 2024 03:22 next collapse

If they don’t call it Chick-fa-licks I’ll be disappointed. I mean as a whole I find the company upsetting already, but I will add disappointment to that.

Deceptichum@quokk.au on 22 Aug 2024 05:04 next collapse

Not American, but is this the homophobic food chain?

pacmondo@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 2024 05:26 next collapse

Yes

tyler@programming.dev on 22 Aug 2024 15:09 next collapse

No, the ceo is homophobic, but the chain itself has no restrictions on hiring gay people, serving gay people, etc. some people don’t seem to get the difference.

yesman@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 18:09 next collapse

So they do the minimum required by law?

GeneralVincent@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 20:35 next collapse

Sadly I think they’re legally allowed to not serve gay people in certain states. The minimum is just hiring gay people :(

Nindelofocho@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 22:58 collapse

Im pretty sure they serve gay people in those states too.

GeneralVincent@lemmy.world on 25 Aug 2024 13:26 collapse

Yeah they do, I’m just pointing out that the law doesn’t say a business has to. Sorry, being pedantic

tyler@programming.dev on 31 Aug 2024 16:17 collapse

As do every company? Is this news?

roofuskit@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 2024 03:07 collapse

The owners directly support anti-lgbtq organizations.

tyler@programming.dev on 31 Aug 2024 16:19 collapse

And plenty of owners of other companies support even worse orgs, I don’t get your point. What the owners do in their free time honestly doesn’t mean jack shit. NASA uses SpaceX whose owner is currently one of the most bigoted people on the planet. Do you still support NASA?

roofuskit@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2024 00:38 collapse

I directly control my spending, not NASA’s.

tyler@programming.dev on 02 Sep 2024 12:39 collapse

Then you shouldn’t support pretty much any fast food chain. All their CEOs or downstream CEOs act pretty much the same. Treating Chick-fil-A like it’s somehow different here is just hypocritical.

Melody@lemmy.one on 22 Aug 2024 23:20 collapse

The CEO is oftentimes a company policymaker; I think it would be foolish to ignore that fact.

I’ve been boycotting C-f-a for at least 15 years now; and I don’t tell my friends or suggest that my family eat there either; except as an emergency uber last resort. The gas station (burritos/sushi/hot-dog-warmer) would be suggested first.

My current partner(s) know and respect my feelings for the company and they feel roughly the same anyways; and so we never eat there.

piccolo@ani.social on 23 Aug 2024 00:40 collapse

I dont get the appeal of CFA. There food is meh on the scale of fast food.

jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 06:12 next collapse

If the entire streaming service is literally just a video of a chicken sandwich I might have to betray the gays on meme principle.

kokesh@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 10:08 collapse

And Chicken Run 1. They can’t afford #2.

roofuskit@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 10:51 next collapse

It’s going to be an evangelical propaganda machine.

GiddyGap@lemm.ee on 22 Aug 2024 23:16 next collapse

That’s the thing. It’s going to be a purely evangelical version of the Hallmark Channel.

franklin@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 2024 03:16 collapse

Remember when they kept getting attacked for being “woke”.

Etterra@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 2024 16:17 collapse

So, what, they’re going to make shows about how to fuck up waffle fries? Or how about the part where all their chicken’s bland as shit. “Spicy” my ass. Oh, how about the part where they’re owned by a bunch of Christian nut jobs? How are they going to make that into a channel? Play reruns of Rich Church Wants Your Donations?

Azal@pawb.social on 23 Aug 2024 04:01 collapse

Or how about the part where all their chicken’s bland as shit. “Spicy” my ass.

Popeyes is the superior chicken fast food. I’ll fight anyone on this hill.

I’ve had practice eating at Popeyes.