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ABANDONED. Sci Fi on how food is used to control cravings for other foods.
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(last edited Dec 06, 2018 07:28AM)
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Dec 06, 2018 07:27AM
This story was about how corp was using food to control people. You drink a pop and it makes you crave chips which makes you crave something else. I read it in the 70's and I think the author may have been Abrams or Asimov. I think it may have had the word Mercantile in the title.
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Wikipedia has a plot summary (with spoilers) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spa...
Definitely "The Space Merchants" Quote:
"'The Crunchies kicked off withdrawal symptoms that could be quelled only by another two squirts of Popsie from the fountain. And Popsie kicked off withdrawal symptoms that could only be quelled by smoking Starr Cigarettes, which made you hungry for Crunchies.''
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