Exactly. It's terrible to frame the "third-worldification" based on how the consumer (or student) behaves in this case. It's only "cheating" when consumers act in their own self interest, but not when a powerful university like Stanford puts a mandatory meal plan in place.

Institutions are always permitted to act in the own self-interest, but not individuals. Always just blame the little people.

Kitchen staff need to pay Bay Area rents. Should we replace the cooks with h1b’s too?