Does organic food turn people into jerks?

[Toro]

I like going to the organic food store and asking if they have plastic bags and then start talking to the cashier about my new SUV.

[fj1200]

As it turns out, new research has determined that a judgmental attitude may just go hand in hand with exposure to organic foods. In fact, a new study published this week in the journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science, has found that organic food may just make people act a bit like jerks.

http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.c...nto-jerks?lite

Are they sure the snobs aren't just seeking out ways to be more snobbish? Right after they get out of their Toyota Pious.

[Peach]

Hardcore liberals are often like that far beyond organic food.

All hard core liberals are alike? I know hard core conservatives that differ on some issues. Of course, as a moderate, I tend to be middle of the road. "Liberal" on social issues, conservative on juvenile crime, rights, and responsibilities. Pro marriage equality, conservative on promiscuity. Against unnecessary war, very much in favor of Vet benefits.

[Peach]

I like going to the organic food store and asking if they have plastic bags and then start talking to the cashier about my new SUV.

You'll be disappointed at the short list of added chemicals I gather.

[tailfins]

My personal favorite is when the grocery store bagger puts a gallon of milk in a bag; and sometimes, they even double bag it because it's heavy...I hold back the urge to ask them why, and just tell them 'that's OK, the milk already has a handle.'

The idea is not to get your hands cold. Also, when everything is bagged you can grab more stuff at one time.

Back to the OP: Organic food makes jerks out of people because of the sticker shock. Go Wal-mart!

All hard core liberals are alike? I know hard core conservatives that differ on some issues. Of course, as a moderate, I tend to be middle of the road. "Liberal" on social issues, conservative on juvenile crime, rights, and responsibilities. Pro marriage equality, conservative on promiscuity. Against unnecessary war, very much in favor of Vet benefits.

You may have something there on the hard-core part. On the conservative side, it's not the politics, but those who vote conservative by default with no thought. There's a lot of truth to the movie Deliverance. My views are driven by "show me the math".

[Toro]

All hard core liberals are alike? I know hard core conservatives that differ on some issues. Of course, as a moderate, I tend to be middle of the road. "Liberal" on social issues, conservative on juvenile crime, rights, and responsibilities. Pro marriage equality, conservative on promiscuity. Against unnecessary war, very much in favor of Vet benefits.

I'm generalizing, of course. Not all liberals are like that. But there are definitely some very holier-than-thou, sanctimonious liberal do-gooders that drive me up a wall. You see more of it in Europe than in America. That's one reason why I live here and not there.

[logroller]

The idea is not to get your hands cold. Also, when everything is bagged you can grab more stuff at one time.

Back to the OP: Organic food makes jerks out of people because of the sticker shock. Go Wal-mart!



You may have something there on the hard-core part. On the conservative side, it's not the politics, but those who vote conservative by default with no thought. There's a lot of truth to the movie Deliverance. My views are driven by "show me the math".

Cold hands...more in one hand; how far does one really need to transport their food? Maybe they should bring their own cart instead of bags.
I'm curious about your sticker shock hypothesis. Maybe they were arrogant jerks before; paying more is just a mode for the behavior. As for Walmart, maybe I'm arrogant, because that place always puts me in a disgusted mood. As for the math; hedonic calculus is beset with functional dillemma-- because how do you put a price on the shattered dreams of small business owners? Rollbacks and walmart stock are more easily quantifiable.

[Abbey Marie]

No, I do it at the store with whatever device they have right there. Does that sound snobby? I don't even know the name of the thingy I use.

I have a vitamix, juicer, blender, food processor ..... all of those whatumacallits sitting on a shelf in the pantry. Both ex and daughter think I like to cook and every year I get the latest and greatest. Oh, I have a bread maker .... so much easier to buy all the exotic breads I want at the market.

Crap....sounds snobby again. OK, I'm really a fast food junkie and never eat organic unless it's right out of my own garden. I refuse the pay the extra price.

I don't think our stores out East have those thingys. Well, Whole Foods just moved nearby- I'll bet they do, lol.

[ConHog]

I don't think our stores out East have those thingys. Well, Whole Foods just moved nearby- I'll bet they do, lol.

You city folk are weird, we've been buying organic groceries for years from the local farmer markets and those people aren't jerks at all. Well, some of them are, but it has nothing to do with organic food.

BTW real question, how much do you pay for an organic tomato? In the summer time here you can buy them 10 for $1 .

[Abbey Marie]

You city folk are weird, we've been buying organic groceries for years from the local farmer markets and those people aren't jerks at all. Well, some of them are, but it has nothing to do with organic food.

BTW real question, how much do you pay for an organic tomato? In the summer time here you can buy them 10 for $1 .

Huh, I didn't say we don't have organic foods. I said we don't have the blenders/processors/ whatever they are machines in grocery stores.

I buy a lot of my produce from a local tiny farm.

[ConHog]

Huh, I didn't say we don't have organic foods. I said we don't have the blenders/processors/ whatever they are machines in grocery stores.

I buy a lot of my produce from a local tiny farm.

I was just making fun of city folk, thought you lived in a smaller town anyway.

[Abbey Marie]

I was just making fun of city folk, thought you lived in a smaller town anyway.

I'm in the suburbs of a small city. But I did grow up in 'da Bronx.

[ConHog]

I'm in the suburbs of a small city. But I did grow up in 'da Bronx.

I gotta drive an hour to get to a "real" city.

[DragonStryk72]

Okay, I can understand buying organic on a "I want my food to just be my food" basis, but it's not a moral statement, though yeah, I've dealt with plenty who think it is. It's a diet, like any other, and I loved how much they made fun of that kind of thinking in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

[Little-Acorn]

Does organic food turn people into jerks?


Probably not. But it might tend to bring out the jerkdom some people already had within.