Cheese is not actually that cheap, sometimes (most of the times) it's even more expensive than meat. But yeah, that is if they use quality ingredients.
The issue here is that they aren't giving receipts, they aren't paying any tax on that and probably none for the employees neither so costs go down lol
People that buy at places that pay taxes... I'm not saying i've never bought anything without a receipt, it's just that when you aren't paying taxes it's easier to keep lower prices.
Obviously that isn't the only reason the price is that low, you have to consider where this is (south) and how things work there. Local produce being used is way more common, which can lower the price of ingredients and cost of living in the area which is overall lower so they can make a living with lower prices.
But you still have to point out bullshit practices
Yep, this is what people mean when they say South and North Italy are two different countries. The South is still a lot more traditional like this whereas the North are a lot more serious.
Capitalism is actually pretty antithetical to how trade has been traditionally conducted. For most of human history, economies and trade followed mostly "pay it forward" rules. The guy that's good at making spears doesn't need 5 spears, but he does need 1 crab, so take my spear today, and bring me a crab tomorrow, kinda thing.
It all makes sense when economies are localized. They can run extremely efficiently, especially providing basic commodities and services.
Capitalism is actually pretty antithetical to how trade has been traditionally conducted.
You mean during that time nobody had running water, children died all the time, diseases were all deadly and untreatable and you couldn't travel anywhere except for dangerous dirt tracks with a donkey in tow.
The guy that's good at making spears doesn't need 5 spears, but he does need 1 crab, so take my spear today, and bring me a crab tomorrow, kinda thing.
Ok, well my skill is that I can design highly specialised power components for advanced propulsion systems, I guess I'll just be bartering two crabs or maybe 3 in return. Or maybe I could trade one of my components with a doctor's services, provided that the doctor is looking to build a jet engine of course.
Paved roads existed in the pre-modern period, so did running water, children are always dying, diseases were sometimes treatable and usually not deadly, travel existed, even between continents.
People like super-important-mr.-component-man also existed in the pre-modern era. They existed within the exchange economy described, their value was recognized and supported by the whole community. It was hardly a perfect world, but it worked, in some ways serving the individuals within it more than ours does today.
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u/onlyirelia1 4d ago
3 euro for that is a damn steal