For many it is hard to find that amount of time in their day, due to modern work schedules and conditions (eg commute, expectation to keep working at home).
But it is a little insane that we have built a society where most cannot afford to take an hour to prepare and enjoy a meal, yes.
In France, as recently as a couple decades ago, it was common for people to leave work at 12p, pick up their kids from school, have lunch at home, bring them back at school at 1.30p and be back at work at 2p. But that’s been quickly going away with increasing work hours, increasing distances between home/school/workplace, etc.
1½ hours to get kids and make food sounds about right for me, but doing that for lunch AND dinner would be really hard. For me personally "For many it is hard to find that amount of time in their day" really strange, what is that is being prioritized instead?
Work (don't forget that poorer people tend to have lengthier commutes, work multiple jobs/overtime), taking care of family (not just kids/teenagers, this might also include elderly family members or sick relatives; again poorer people tend to have fewer options in those situations), etc.
"I don't have this problem, people who do must be doing it wrong" is not a very productive attitude to have for a hacker.
"I don't have this problem, but I'm going to find out how the life circumstances of the people who do differ" is a little more constructive.
It's the curse of the internet communication then, I should have quoted what I'm protesting against: It takes time to cook a nice meal. One need to define what "takes time" means, and what is difficult about getting that time.
What are people prioritzing above getting a good meal, if it is getting money for any food at all then it's easy to respect.
But it is a little insane that we have built a society where most cannot afford to take an hour to prepare and enjoy a meal, yes.
In France, as recently as a couple decades ago, it was common for people to leave work at 12p, pick up their kids from school, have lunch at home, bring them back at school at 1.30p and be back at work at 2p. But that’s been quickly going away with increasing work hours, increasing distances between home/school/workplace, etc.