McDonald’s Is Serving Caviar. That’s… Not a Great Sign.

McDonald’s just announced real caviar for McNuggets—and this must be what the end of the Roman Empire felt like: bread and circuses, but with a spoon you can Instagram.

McDonald’s is now serving caviar. Yes—real caviar. Tiny black pearls, crème fraîche, a mother-of-pearl spoon… for Chicken McNuggets.

That’s late-stage Rome behavior: decadence as distraction. When the empire starts wobbling, you don’t fix anything—you throw a fancier party and hand the crowd something shiny to talk about. Bread and circuses, upgraded. The point isn’t taste. The point is spectacle—look how fine we are—while the cracks spread underneath.

And honestly? It’s an influencer’s dream—same energy as the Hailey Bieber smoothie at Erewhon: overpriced validation in a cup, now with fish eggs. Luxury cosplay, perfect lighting, “limited drop,” and a caption that practically types itself while you blink.

If the end of civilization has a soft launch, it’s sponsored—shot vertical—served with a ring light… and a mother-of-pearl spoon.