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• gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  We throw out thousands of tons of food every day.

  which btw is good. imagine the opposite: if we threw away no food, that means that we consume about 100% of our food. now, if any environmental disaster hits (think of hurricanes, wildfires, etc.) then the amount of food produced will take a bump by maybe 10% in that year, ok? so now we produce 90% of the food we need … disaster.

  a positive excess in production capability is the only thing to prevent shortages when risk inevitably happens.

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  • Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    but, what if instead of lowering the amount of food production to match what you said, we just outlaw throwing still good food out, and instead enforce a donation style regulation where leftover food that is still safe to eat must be donated or given, not wasted.

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  • Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Lmfao. Literal capitalist brain at work.

    Good job, little buddy!

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