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A bag of McDonald's showed me America's biggest problem

There’s a stigma around living at home during college. People say you’re missing out on the “real experience,” that you’re not independent enough, that you’re playing it safe. But what rarely gets discussed is the cost... financially, physically, and mentally of chasing an experience instead of stability. This semester, a bag of McDonald’s has become a small but constant presence in my routine. Cheap, convenient, predictable. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized how that same logic applies far beyond food. Convenience becomes survival. Survival becomes habit. Habit becomes identity. In America, fast food isn’t just about taste, it’s about time, money, energy, and stress. When you’re overwhelmed or stretched thin, you choose what’s easiest. Over time, those small decisions compound into larger patterns: health declines, finances tighten, and ambition narrows. Not because people are lazy, but because convenience slowly replaces intention. This video isn’t about shaming anyone for eating fast food or living at home. It’s about noticing how systems, culture, and comfort loops create cycles that are hard to break. Obesity, poverty, and limited thinking don’t appear overnight. They build gradually through repeated tradeoffs that feel harmless in the moment. Sometimes the biggest problems don’t look dramatic. Sometimes they come in a paper bag. #americanculture #socialcommentary #collegelife #modernproblems