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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

Extremely not-fun fact: collectively, humanity currently produces more than enough food for every person. But a huge part of it is either wasted or inaccessible by people that need them, which usually results in them not going to anyone and being wasted, which is why we still have food scarcity.

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[-] foggy@lemmy.world 115 points 1 year ago

Food isn't scarce. It's just poorly distributed.

[-] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

It’s actually efficiently distributed, to where the profit is

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Nothing efficient about throwing away food. Not even from a profit perspective.

[-] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

That depends. If discarding food costs $X and distributing it to another market costs $2X guess which option is economically favourable?

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only reason that would occur would be inefficiency in distribution of product.

[-] TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Wow you solved it. We just need to make distribution efficient.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That is literally the first comment in this thread, gtfo. Not going in circles with you.

[-] TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Then what would you suggest? If getting rid of food costs say $5 and sending to a different area costs say $10 then between both selections which one is better for the economy?

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I stated a fact, I didn't suggest anything. wtf are you still talking for?

If you're paying to get rid of something you paid for, you fucked up.

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