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7 Post author: NancyLebovitz 14 June 2012 03:25PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 14 June 2012 10:39:49PM 0 points [-]

The thing is, not eating organic food is also a way of showing affiliation.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 June 2012 07:28:13PM 1 point [-]

I think many more people eat non-organic food because it's cheaper and/or more easily available.

Even “many more” is an understatement. I think the fraction of people who would prefer non-organic food over organic food if the prices and the convenience were the same would be tiny.

Comment author: DanArmak 17 June 2012 08:22:02PM 0 points [-]

Yes, because most people agree organic food is higher status and signals caring about high-status causes, even if they choose not to spend extra money on it.