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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the nonprofits. And tonight we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about something that well, is it a grocery store, is

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<v Speaker 1>it a gas station?

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<v Speaker 2>What is it?

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to talk about Bugies. But before I ruin

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<v Speaker 1>everything for you, aj, what do you have for us?

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<v Speaker 3>They say that everything's bigger in Texas, and gas stations

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<v Speaker 3>are no exception. The famous Buggies is over the top

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<v Speaker 3>pit stop, offering not just gas and the largest car

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<v Speaker 3>wash in the world, but also all kinds of sugar

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<v Speaker 3>snacks like Kandia nuts, greasy pork tweets and their frameous

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<v Speaker 3>Beavert nuggets. And if you're in the market for obscure

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<v Speaker 3>gadgets and useful items like baby clothes, dog toys, a

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<v Speaker 3>meat smoker for whatever reason you may be looking for

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<v Speaker 3>it at a gas station, you are in luck. Buggies

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<v Speaker 3>combines convenience, indulgence, and absurdity into one bizarre but addictive experience.

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<v Speaker 3>This article satirically portrays how BUCkies represents the rot at

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<v Speaker 3>the heart of the modern, over consuming American identity. And

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<v Speaker 3>this story was by development by Bradley Browne on November

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<v Speaker 3>twenty eight, twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a Jay, and I've got to say, as someone

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<v Speaker 1>who finds certain things about Bucky is uncomfortable, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>deny that going to it. Those portraits and those sweet

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<v Speaker 1>things that they have, they are really good, so I

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<v Speaker 1>get why they're there. But what did you see with

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<v Speaker 1>the article's tone and the style of the article in itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Did that have an impact on your perspective on this

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<v Speaker 1>issue on BUCkies.

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<v Speaker 3>I actually enjoy the humorous and sort of sarkartistick tone

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<v Speaker 3>of the article while appreciating the underlying message that the

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<v Speaker 3>writer was trying to convey. Right he was pointing out

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<v Speaker 3>that these megal shops are unnecessary and excessive, but also

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<v Speaker 3>something that most people seek. They attract like six million

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<v Speaker 3>customers at each of their locations per year, and they

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<v Speaker 3>make nearly a million dollars per day at each one

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<v Speaker 3>of these locations. So to me in BUCkies is kind

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<v Speaker 3>of like Alex Jones in FORO Wars. People know that

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<v Speaker 3>it's trash and is full of shit, but they follow

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<v Speaker 3>it religiously without question because that kind of dot cells.

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<v Speaker 3>And unfortunately, the whole yeer and more environmentally friendly stuff

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<v Speaker 3>just isn't marketed in the same way that junk is

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, healthy only appeals to a future benefit,

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<v Speaker 3>whereas in for wars and BUCkies appeal to your immediate

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<v Speaker 3>gratification that most humans.

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<v Speaker 1>Thrive on and not being immune to that. I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you, and I want to switch over to Rob.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think when I know that you had

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<v Speaker 1>some unique perspectives on this and how this is a

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<v Speaker 1>reflection of American cities in general, and so what was

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<v Speaker 1>your take from this?

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<v Speaker 4>Initially, so I watched some videos recently and they were

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<v Speaker 4>talking about like how American infrastructure is starting to look

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<v Speaker 4>homogeneous throughout all of America, and so that combined with uh,

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<v Speaker 4>I once had an English teacher, and you would talk

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<v Speaker 4>about how societies would build cathedrals, and cathedrals are places

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<v Speaker 4>of worship, but they are strictly unnecessary and how grandiose

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<v Speaker 4>they are, right, like, you don't need it to be

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<v Speaker 4>this giant piece of artwork to be able to practice

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<v Speaker 4>your religion. So what I thought was really funny about

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<v Speaker 4>this article, combined with the how cities are starting to

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<v Speaker 4>look well not even starting, cities are looking extremely similar,

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<v Speaker 4>is that in America we don't only have cathedrals because

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<v Speaker 4>we don't build anything like this as a giant landmark

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<v Speaker 4>for the stake of our entire culture, and you would

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<v Speaker 4>use cathedrals as a way to talk about or express

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<v Speaker 4>us with the things that you believe in. So in

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<v Speaker 4>some ways this is literally saying BUCkies is our God.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's a little hyperbolic, I think. But what I

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<v Speaker 4>think is far more apt is that because BUCkies is

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<v Speaker 4>so massive, just like it's enfranchised and spread out, while

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<v Speaker 4>also each location is just enormous, it necessitates making all

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<v Speaker 4>BUCkies the same, and because they're huge, they end up

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<v Speaker 4>being the same. And therefore, since there are BUCkies everywhere,

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<v Speaker 4>things become more homogeneous. And like I said, it's not

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<v Speaker 4>like we worship BUCkies, but it sure seems to be

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<v Speaker 4>that we are expressing our value in being able to

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<v Speaker 4>buy knick knacks and oddities on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to push back on you a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>because I have to say that maybe maybe the articles

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<v Speaker 1>less hyperbole and that this really is the American version.

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<v Speaker 2>Of a cathedral.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, because it is pretty much the excess of

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<v Speaker 1>everything you could possibly put all in one location. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they're the huge car washed the huge I mean, was

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<v Speaker 1>it one hundred dollars pumps at one of their stations,

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<v Speaker 1>all these different things. We just took everything and amped

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<v Speaker 1>it all the way up. And yes, of course it's

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<v Speaker 1>all the same, because did you really expect us to

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<v Speaker 1>be creative?

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<v Speaker 4>Come on, Rob, No, I think we're saying the same

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<v Speaker 4>thing in that it is a cathedral, and a cathedral

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<v Speaker 4>does not need to be expressed about a literal god.

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<v Speaker 4>It is just an expression of our values in our culture.

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<v Speaker 4>So yes, it's just we don't need a god anymore.

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<v Speaker 4>Do we've got greenbacks?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, really, didn't that what religion's always about? But Cindy,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure you've never been to a BUCkies and

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<v Speaker 1>as many things as I could say negative about it,

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<v Speaker 1>if you ever come to Texas, I'll make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>go to a BUCkies because I think it's something you

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<v Speaker 1>should experience. But I think your perspective would be different

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<v Speaker 1>having coming from your point. So what did you think

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<v Speaker 1>about this? From what you read about this? What was

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<v Speaker 1>your outside perspect.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's definitely on my bucket list, you know, so.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, But as as a non US citizen, it's it's

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<v Speaker 5>hard for me to comment on this article because it

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<v Speaker 5>talks a lot of things about that I don't experience

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<v Speaker 5>as as as a European. So although I liked the

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<v Speaker 5>tone of the article, it seems that the the the

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<v Speaker 5>author of the article doesn't believe that the US is

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<v Speaker 5>the beacon of light that so many people still believe

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<v Speaker 5>it is. And and I thought that that was interesting

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<v Speaker 5>seeing this kind of view in in in an article.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, you all.

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<v Speaker 5>Talked about hyper consumerism and and and how this reflects

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<v Speaker 5>on on on the US in general. But what I

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<v Speaker 5>thought when I read the article was architecture, actually, because

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<v Speaker 5>I've seen several videos in the last few months that

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<v Speaker 5>talk about how cities were built and when when I

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<v Speaker 5>see cities in in the US, as Rob said about BUCkies,

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<v Speaker 5>I see cities looking almost all the same because they

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<v Speaker 5>were built around cars. Uh and and and that's not

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<v Speaker 5>the case here in Europe. I grew up in a

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<v Speaker 5>city where we have monument monuments that are over two

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<v Speaker 5>thousand years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. And it's you look at.

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<v Speaker 5>Cities their center with usually a cathedral or or church

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<v Speaker 5>or something in the middle of the of the city

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<v Speaker 5>of the village. But then around is built very very

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<v Speaker 5>differently depending on where you are in the country. And

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<v Speaker 5>and that's what struck me when I this article it's

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<v Speaker 5>that these BUCkies seem to be like, You're never come

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<v Speaker 5>over here on foot.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to come in your car.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're going to build everything that we can so

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<v Speaker 5>that you can stay in your car or come and

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<v Speaker 5>do everything you can just here so you don't have

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<v Speaker 5>to go anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's not how cities are built in Europe.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you mentioned two thousand year old monuments, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was thinking that where I was raised and where

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<v Speaker 1>I live now both are considered older cities in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States at four hundred years old, so not quite

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand. But without a doubt, there is an homogenization

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<v Speaker 1>of our society because it seems like everybody's chasing the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. And Aja, what do you think about that

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<v Speaker 1>appeal of places like BUCkies. You know, I see people

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<v Speaker 1>wearing t shirts with you know, their their BUCkies logo

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<v Speaker 1>on it, and they're beaver and it's just they're advertising,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a place to get gas and treat so

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<v Speaker 1>and food. So what do you think that appeal? Why

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<v Speaker 1>does it resonate so strongly with people?

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's because America just enjoys excess. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>Americans enjoy having all the things like like Sindid just said,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like having everything in one place and having

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<v Speaker 3>everything even if you don't need it. And this includes

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<v Speaker 3>like the places that we visit, especially here in Texas.

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<v Speaker 3>As I mentioned earlier, everything is bigger in Texas. So

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<v Speaker 3>for in the case of Budgies, they have a few

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<v Speaker 3>locations outside of Texas. They have Alabama, Florida, and Georgia,

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<v Speaker 3>and they have over fifty locations, but more than forty

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<v Speaker 3>of those are here in Texas. And the largest BUCkies

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<v Speaker 3>is about seventy five thousand square feet, which is like

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<v Speaker 3>the size of one and a half for or one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred basketball courts. I don't I don't think Cyndy can

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<v Speaker 3>probably padom that what kind of size that is?

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<v Speaker 6>Really? But then the metric system right, oh yes, I apologize,

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<v Speaker 6>But anyways, like this, this specific the location that is

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<v Speaker 6>seventy five thousand square feet has one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 6>fuel pumps.

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<v Speaker 3>And I remember visiting Europe. I visited Switzerland and Italy

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<v Speaker 3>in Germany, and I don't remember in any of those

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<v Speaker 3>places seeing any gas station that had more than like

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<v Speaker 3>two fuel hops, like the biggest one may have been

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<v Speaker 3>like maybe three. Yet but no, I honestly don't remember

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<v Speaker 3>more than two. But they have a location near Houston

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<v Speaker 3>that has the Guinness World Record for the longest gas

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<v Speaker 3>station and it includes the longest car wash in the

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<v Speaker 3>whole world. So this place, it reminds me of Costco

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<v Speaker 3>and the movie Idiocracy, what everything is like in one place.

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<v Speaker 4>It gets me about BUCkies, is I really only go

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<v Speaker 4>there right when I'm traveling, so I'm going straight for

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<v Speaker 4>a long period of time and I turn off to

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<v Speaker 4>get on too BUCkies. And because their parking lots are

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<v Speaker 4>so huge for all the gas stations, the approach to

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<v Speaker 4>the actual building always impresses me every time, right, Like

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<v Speaker 4>the buildings are never like that huge, but it's just like,

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<v Speaker 4>all right, turn off.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm trying to get there. I'm not to the building yet.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a workout. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things that I thought about is we've

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<v Speaker 1>touched on this almost religiosity aspect of capitalism that we

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<v Speaker 1>see here, referring to it as cathedrals in the article

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that. I think there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of focus on capitalism and some of the dangers of capitalism.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that it's interesting that people don't see

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<v Speaker 1>our don't seem to make a connect between their rampant

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<v Speaker 1>consumerism and some of the things that we see in

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<v Speaker 1>other industries where back consumerism is being taken advantage at

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<v Speaker 1>the disadvantage of the same people, and they don't seem

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<v Speaker 1>to realize that they're fueling the system or are Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that I'm just missing something there, Rob.

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<v Speaker 4>No, I think it's uh. I think it's the devil,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, And I think it's just going to happen

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<v Speaker 4>because with consumerism, and especially with that being built into capitalism,

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<v Speaker 4>the society, the literal civilization we live in, is based

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<v Speaker 4>around being able to buy goods and services, and there

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<v Speaker 4>are historians who have said that it will be harder

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<v Speaker 4>to change a capitalist society than anything that has ever

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<v Speaker 4>come before it. It's kind of like it's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>like when I say when I talk to people at

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<v Speaker 4>my work and like, oh man, I would have got

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<v Speaker 4>here sooner, but there was traffic, and I'm like, you're

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<v Speaker 4>you are part of the problem. So it's it's really

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<v Speaker 4>hard to try to give people the permission to live

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<v Speaker 4>in a capitalist society doing capitalism and also trying to

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<v Speaker 4>show them that like it's not good for us. That's

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<v Speaker 4>the biggest problem with it is you're doing a consumerism

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<v Speaker 4>and you have to otherwise you will just die. I

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<v Speaker 4>personally do not have any idea how we'll get away

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<v Speaker 4>from this, because think of the things that we had

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<v Speaker 4>before this, We had things like feudalism. I was going

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<v Speaker 4>to die anyway, so let's just revolt and like that's

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<v Speaker 4>just not as true as it has been in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have a good point there, because if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm walking out of BUCkies with one of those nice

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<v Speaker 1>sweetened cashew things that the executive producer of the show

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<v Speaker 1>that shall not be named showed me one time when

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<v Speaker 1>we were there, If I'm walking out of there with

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<v Speaker 1>those and enjoying those, I'm sure less likely to go, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go ahead and fight capitalism. Maybe maybe we'll do

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<v Speaker 1>it after I finished his cashews. So it's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>almost a self defeating thing. But sending what were your

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<v Speaker 1>impressions of the tone perspective that the author used in

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<v Speaker 1>this article? How did you feel he handled things?

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<v Speaker 5>I thought it was very help to decide whether the

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<v Speaker 5>entire article was just a joke or was it a

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<v Speaker 5>serious topic treated with a lot of snarky comments. And

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<v Speaker 5>irony and sarcasm. I'm still not sure on which which

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<v Speaker 5>side A month to be honest, Jean la Fontaine, I

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<v Speaker 5>don't know if you know the guy. It's a French

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<v Speaker 5>guy who used to write fables to criticize the power

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<v Speaker 5>in place under with fourteenth and he instead of naming

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<v Speaker 5>the people or other positions, he used animals, you know, like, uh,

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<v Speaker 5>like the total and the and the hair or the

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<v Speaker 5>liond and the mice and the mouse and things like that.

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<v Speaker 5>And he he used uh, those animal to tell stories

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<v Speaker 5>about about greed, about all the things he didn't like,

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<v Speaker 5>and he hid it behind a story with with with

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<v Speaker 5>a moral at the end. So it felt a little

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<v Speaker 5>bit like this when I read the article A J.

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<v Speaker 1>I was wondering because I believe, if I recall this properly,

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<v Speaker 1>you done a little research on this. What about the

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<v Speaker 1>political influence or any of that we've seen from BUCkies?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they just.

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<v Speaker 1>Completely a political or are we seeing some of that?

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned a million dollars per day restore of sales.

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<v Speaker 1>Where's that being fueled?

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<v Speaker 3>You know the thing is that BUCkies doesn't just indulge

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<v Speaker 3>America's wars habits and go the pleasures, it seemsact the

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<v Speaker 3>CEO and owner systems Archie Beaver up to him.

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<v Speaker 2>The third.

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<v Speaker 3>He enjoys indulging political agenders as well. He has a

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<v Speaker 3>cozy relationship with many tech top you know taxan Republicans

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<v Speaker 3>because of his healthy donations that benefits them, including Great Abbots,

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<v Speaker 3>the Attorney General, Can Paxton, and Don Patrick. In total,

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<v Speaker 3>he has given more than two point eight millions in

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<v Speaker 3>contributions to different political campaigns since twenty fifteen. About almost

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<v Speaker 3>half a million of those went towards the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 3>four elections. I don't need to tell you who it

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<v Speaker 3>is supported, you can guess that. And about a million

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<v Speaker 3>dollars has gone to support specifically Great Abbot, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is from Transparency USA that I'm not making that up.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, Great Abbot is so thankful for the contributions

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<v Speaker 3>of his body that in twenty twenty one he appointed

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<v Speaker 3>mister Beaver to serve on Aircost's board like the selection committee,

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<v Speaker 3>actually the board selection committee, for one term which is

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<v Speaker 3>two years. So that's a pretty long, you know, pretty

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<v Speaker 3>good package there. Talk about squatching each other's beaver nuggets, well.

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<v Speaker 1>It definitely will make those delicious treats that I've been

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<v Speaker 1>introduced to it BUCkies, maybe a little less sweet Sending

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<v Speaker 1>any anything you wanted to say.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I wanted to respond respond to what Ad just said,

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<v Speaker 5>because there is so much, so much money into politics,

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<v Speaker 5>into US politics right now, and it's hard to say

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<v Speaker 5>whether donations are political in nature, as in, I want

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<v Speaker 5>to influence the the moral political agenda, uh, compared to

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<v Speaker 5>I'm just paying the guys so that they don't don't

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<v Speaker 5>text me and and yeah, it just just crossed my

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<v Speaker 5>mind when when ag was talking.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know in which category this

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<v Speaker 5>Uh, this CEO CEO is, but yeah, it's it's becoming

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<v Speaker 5>so so intertwined politics and money in the US that

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<v Speaker 5>it's it's it's hard to say whether people have bad

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<v Speaker 5>motives or they're just trying to fill their pockets