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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by digging on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:27PM (#37590441)
> In capitalism we make food so cheap that even poor people can get fat

My dude, this is not a good thing.

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by fallingknife on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:57PM (#37590756)
For almost all of human history almost all humans spent almost all of their income/labor on feeding themselves. Not only is cheap food a good thing, it's one of the best.
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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by thomastjeffery on Thursday September 21, 2023 @09:55AM (#37597658)
But now that we have it, what are we trying to optimize?
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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by digging on Thursday September 21, 2023 @10:31AM (#37598174)
Do you have any idea what poverty is like today? Now people spend all of their time and money on not being homeless, and then fighting the diseases that their food is giving them.
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