AI feels like the threat. It’s new. It’s powerful. It’s everywhere. But what if the thing we’re worried about…isn’t actually the thing doing the most damage?

In this episode of The Ordinary Effect, we break down a question that sounds ridiculous at first—but gets uncomfortable fast:

What’s actually worse for the planet and for humanity right now… AI or McDonald’s?

No speculation.No future scenarios. Just what’s real today.

We look at:

• The measurable impact on human health
• The environmental cost most people overlook
• How each system shapes behavior and everyday decisions
• And what we’re actually getting in return

Because one of these is constantly debated…And the other has quietly become normal. And that difference might be the real story.

The Ordinary Effect — The stuff we all notice… but rarely talk about.

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