Most Data Work Seems Fundamentally Worthless

Re:Most Data Work Seems Fundamentally Worthless by pixl97 on Monday February 27, 2023 @12:32PM (#34959308)

You're also likely someone with a higher than average income, and general closeness to potential store locations. If you were poorer, or had to drive farther it's less likely you'd use those as optimization points.

Also fresh food is great for the diet and health, but when some even occurs that interrupts things like distribution of fuel, food, or power just having it around may lead you to getting hungry really quickly. This is something you have to look at on both a personal and national level. Food security can quickly lead to destabilization.

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Re:Most Data Work Seems Fundamentally Worthless by comte7092 on Monday February 27, 2023 @12:49PM (#34959546)

Conversely buying in bulk implies having enough room in your house to store food items.

It’s not like the typical Costco shopper is low income. Our grocery system is optimized for moderately well to do suburbanites with SUVs and large houses. Low income people tend to live in “food deserts”.

Consider the experience of shopping for food in America if you’re dependent on public transit, which a much larger proportion of the low income population are. Requiring a car to get groceries is extremely expensive.

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