In the latest ridiculous article from The Atlantic, a publication that is the gospel for the neurotic coastal leftist elite, the argument is put forth that grocery shopping has become too overwhelming due to the wide variety of items for sale and that it may be time for America to embrace a more communistic system of fewer choices to make a trip to the store less stressful.

The piece begins with the author recalling a recent trip to a big box store to pick up some orange juice but when confronted with shelves filled with a plethora of options, he froze up, writing that “The sheer plenitude induced a kind of paralysis: Overwhelmed by the choices on offer, I simply could not make one. I left the store without any orange juice.”

He rattled off stats from a handful of cherry-picked studies to support what is at root, an argument for the implementation of a more communist way of shopping with the reasoning being that society should be radically reconfigured to meet the needs of the mentally fragile, a central ideological tenet of modern western leftism.

The variety at the grocery store has become overwhelming, @flamingpetty writes. “Single-option stores” may be the solution. https://t.co/3iasgDwuVq

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 25, 2023

“According to the American Time Use Survey, an average grocery trip takes more than 40 minutes. That may not sound like much, but the task can feel overwhelming and time-consuming in the midst of a busy day, especially because every trip consists of a plethora of decisions. Through this lens, what seems like a modern benefit—100 different kinds of ice cream! Every imaginable chip flavor! Hot-dog buns sliced on the side or on the top!—can become a bit of a burden,” the author writes, citing the “experts” to argue that the “microdecisions” of “making those selections in the face of superabundance can have negative effects.”

Twitter users seemed to be of the opinion that The Atlantic piece was conceived at the intersection of communism and stupidity and didn’t hold anything back in their critique of the author’s Orwellian argument of less is more.

“Back In The USSR” wasn’t meant as a goal statement…

— Armed Liberal (@TheArmedLiberal) June 26, 2023

Communism isn’t happening, and if it is, here’s why that is a good thing…. today’s media Journalismnists

— Shep Casey (@shep_casey) June 26, 2023

Gee, looks like someone watched Moscow On The Hudson this weekend.

— Alaskan Tequila (@LTequila4) June 26, 2023

They’re really trying to prepare us for state owned stores where you only get one option. Jesus, I fucking hate the Atlantic. https://t.co/iHq3JgF3PD

— Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) June 26, 2023

Shorter Atlantic – monopolies are good

Even shorter Atlantic – Communism is good

— Frankie D (@frankcdilorenzo) June 26, 2023

Tell us you’re just looking for something to bitch about without telling us you’re just looking for something to bitch about.

— TheFOO (@PolitiBunny) June 26, 2023

Soviet hockey coaches would wander the aisles of American grocery stores marvelling at the variety, quality, and availability of the products.

It’s a good thing.

— Myra Fleener (@myra_fleener) June 26, 2023

Stay home and order online if you can’t stand choice in the store.

— Kathy Zurcher (@KAZurcher) June 25, 2023

I’m holding out until Teen Vogue weighs in.

— rusty stonelake (@collectorgrid) June 26, 2023

So you’re pushing for soviet style distribution centers? Wasn’t Bernie upset over the abundance of choices of deodorant or something like that back in the day?

— Curmudgeonly Ron (@yepronsaidit) June 26, 2023

Soviet era communism would love this concept.

— M (@TheMikeMind) June 27, 2023

People literally risk their lives to escape nations that are single-option stores

— Chris (@ChrisMears00) June 26, 2023

If four different kinds of canned corn is too much for you to comprehend, you definitely shouldn’t be voting.

— Mark (@PitmasterMark69) June 26, 2023

You people actually liked being told to stay inside and wear a mask didn’t you?

— Summer of SMOD (@TheOneWhoSmods) June 26, 2023

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