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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 2:44 pm
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magiciansampras
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Originally Posted by NPF
Not counting the costs of the time and convenience needed to transform the raw materials into something edible (and discounting the fact that some people simple do not know how to do it) is what singles your post as tendentious.
First of all this is an absurd assumption: raw food is often edible. @:-)

Second, what are the costs of time needed to cook beans and rice, for example? 20 minutes?

Originally Posted by NPF
I don't know what you want to prove; it is definitely not that it would be cheaper to eat at home - for this to happen, someone has to cook. And this someone could, perhaps, think that he/she has better things to do with their time.
I don't want to prove anything. I want to shed light on this prevalent myth, one you seem to have bought into. I think it's wrong. I think you're wrong. That's my point.
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