r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

/r/all McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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u/-paperbrain- 11d ago

To be fair, when it looked like that, people criticized them for using all that stuff to get children hooked on junk food. It was seen as exploitation of the vulnerable.

Now that they ditched it all and the advertising and spaces aren't targeting kids so much people say. they miss the warmth and whimsy.

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u/frankthetank8558 11d ago

The grass is always greener on the other side, eh?

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u/Comfortable-Pause279 10d ago

No. There's no grass in the more recent photo. The old photo has a fake tree friend, though.

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u/DrzewnyPrzyjaciel 9d ago

Tree friend you say?

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u/Knautical_J 10d ago

Grass is greener where you water it bro