A $20 LUNCH
An ordinary burrito becomes the symbol of what basic living now costs.
THE PLAN
IS
RAMEN.
There is always a plan. The plan is always ramen.
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I guess it's me again.
HOW WE GOT HERE.
THE PRESSURE
Food, rent, tuition, healthcare all climb. Wages don't.
THE SWITCH
A public cost problem gets rewritten as a personal failure.
EAT RAMEN
The advice arrives: stop complaining, work more, spend less.
WE ALREADY ARE
The internet answers. It was never a refusal. It was a receipt.
When the system can't improve reality, it asks you to lower your expectations.
I guess it's me again.
THE RAMEN INDEX.
Convert your life into servings.
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A sustainable plan.
I guess it's me again.
THE APPOINTED SOLUTION.
- NAME
- Ramen
- TITLE
- The Plan
- APPOINTED
- Every crisis, indefinitely
- UNIFORM
- One business tie, oversized
- EXPRESSION
- Tired. Polite. Still here.
- BONUS STRUCTURE
- One egg, when there is good news
- STATUS
- Never applied for this job
I guess it's me again.
TYPES OF RAMEN.
Same cup. Different Tuesday.
EMPLOYED RAMEN
Has a job. Has a chart. The chart goes down.
PODIUM RAMEN
Has been asked to comment on the numbers.
CAN'T AFFORD GROCERIES RAMEN
The receipt is longer than the list.
TAKING THE BUS RAMEN
The car was part of the plan. The bus is the plan now.
I guess it's me again.
CREATE YOUR OWN RAMEN.
The character belongs to whoever needs it.
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I guess it's me again.