Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’s did not

Re:Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’... by dlp211 on Sunday April 26, 2020 @03:39PM (#22989578)

There is no evidence that we are headed toward food shortages. We actually have surpluses. The issue now and in the future is one of alignment and market forces.

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Re:Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’... by ddxxdd on Sunday April 26, 2020 @05:58PM (#22990642)

The economy cannot be modelled as a linear system; it is a pseudo-chaotic system.

If one poorly-chosen element is labelled as a "non-essential business", it can cause all the other metaphorical Jenga blocks to collapse.

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Re:Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’... by jfnixon on Sunday April 26, 2020 @11:45PM (#22992702)

Yeah, this is just like the WHO announcing "no evidence" antibodies provide some immunity. It just means no one has done a scientific study of how to collapse the food supply on a massive scale. These sorts of "everything is peachy neat keeno" claims are like Fauci saying the "risk to the US is low" back in February. There is a nontrivial risk we are headed toward food shortages. We should get back in a safer, more well understood configuration for food production and distribution.

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