George Ritzer's Rationality

Rationality is all around us but what is it? Rationality is defined as is the quality or state of being reasonable, based on facts or reason; it implies the conformity of one's beliefs with one's reasons to believe, or of one's actions with one's reasons for action. George Ritzer has many suggestions to increasing rationality; some of his suggestions although trying to be helpful are less than par.
One suggestion presented by Ritzer is to do as many things as you can for yourself. This idea at first looks not only simple but easy; it continues to go further to say if you must use services, frequent nonrationalized, nonfranchised establishments. This is an unreasonable suggestion because not everyone knows how to do everything but the local places that aren’t franchised tend to be more expensive. People who are poor, just starting businesses and just don’t make enough to support the whole family can’t look into a suggestion like this because it wouldn’t be beneficial to them.
Another suggestion offered by George Ritzer is at least once a week pass up lunch at McDonald’s and frequent a local café or deli. The health benefits as well as the money saved from doing this could
There are healthier alternatives to restaurants like this, but this is where the dilemma arises; most people don’t have the money to afford these food. If they can they are not able to afford enough of it to feed the family. Ritzer goes on to say if there are no alternatives because one is one a highway or the only available options are fast food chains to blindfold your child until the ordeal is over. This is an absurd suggestion; children shouldn’t have to wear a blindfold when they are hungry simply because of the fact the only thing to eat is