What else do you expect on nu-reddit? All the anti-authoritarian deplorables were banished long ago. Just because the silent majority have been silenced does not mean that we do not exist.
As an American, receiving too much food was not something I expected to see as a reason not to live in America.
That's kind of the problem. Americans are blind to the problem, takes an outsider to notice it.
Four points:
- Too much food makes you fat, which brings health problems which brings you into the vicious circle that involves US healthcare
- American food is generally unhealthy, hence see above ... eating more is bad, not good - we're not exactly talking five-a-day veg in your average American diet !
- Food waste - excessive portion sizes lead to partial consumption which leads to food waste
- Excessive portion sizes lead to the need for horrible US agriculture practices because its the only way you can make large portion sizes remotely viableYes, and plenty of wealthy countries have the same problem, including Australia. As animals it's hard to control yourself because scarcity used to be the inhibitor. You need will power to ignore the initial hunger pains which no one teaches.
> American food is generally unhealthy
Yes, companies like Coke market addictive products like sugar mixed with caffeine and are allowed to hook people. Where is the FDA on that? It's the same FDA that allowed the opioid crisis so I assume they are complicit.
> Food waste - excessive portion sizes lead to partial consumption which leads to food waste
Not really a problem, we ship tons of grain and non spoilables overseas due to our massive agriculture industry. Certain foods can't really be distributed like that. Eating a large portion isn't really a bad thing as it's becoming clear that fasting in between a large meal is better than multiple small ones.
> Excessive portion sizes lead to the need for horrible US agriculture practices because its the only way you can make large portion sizes remotely viable
We actually pioneered agriculture and saved many people from starvation. We've learned from the dust bowl proper techniques to not deplete the top soil and to use circular fields and cycle crops. We've provided these techniques to Japan and other countries and the excess food from our crops goes to Africa.
No doubt America has made many advances in agriculture, but that statement seems way over the top for a practice that is more than 10k years old.
With that and the phone spying, gun bans, crazy COL, etc. I'd absolutely never want to live there. It's unpopular to say on the internet but I'm thankful I was born in the US above anywhere else.