Can Capitalism Solve World Hunger?

Summary

This video script critiques the capitalist system's role in perpetuating world hunger, despite sufficient food production. It highlights food waste at various stages, from farm to consumer, driven by market prices and commodification. The script also discusses the impact of globalization and international policies on local agriculture, creating dependency and scarcity. The narrator emphasizes that individual actions are insufficient to solve systemic issues, suggesting that capitalism's focus on profit over abundance is the core problem.

Takeaways

• 🚀 Elon Musk's viral tweet about donating $6 billion to solve world hunger was not followed through as promised, and the money was donated to an anonymous charity instead.
• 🌍 World hunger is a massive problem affecting 829 million people, with 25,000 people dying of starvation daily and half of all deaths in children under 5 being caused by a lack of basic nutrients.
• 📈 Despite enough food being produced to feed 10 billion people, the issue is not food production but how food is treated as a commodity and the resulting food waste.
• 🍅 Around one third of the food produced globally is wasted, totaling about 1.3 billion tons per year, with waste occurring at all stages of the supply chain.
• 🌾 Farmers often leave food to rot in the ground due to market price fluctuations, making it unprofitable to harvest, and they may also artificially limit supply to raise prices.
• 🥦 Aesthetic standards in the food industry lead to the discarding of produce with blemishes or bruises, treating food as a commodity rather than a necessity.
• 🏪 Grocery stores contribute to food waste by overbuying to create an illusion of abundance and discarding food near or past expiration dates, often destroying it to avoid liability.
• 🏘️ Food deserts exist where access to fresh food is difficult, often in poorer areas where setting up grocery stores or public transportation is less profitable.
• 🌳 The global capitalist economy has led to the exploitation of resource-rich but money-poor countries, creating a dependency on wealthier nations for food and resources.
• 🌐 The current system of capitalism prioritizes profits over feeding people, making it incompatible with solving world hunger as it relies on scarcity for economic gain.

Q & A

What was Elon Musk's viral tweet about and what was the outcome?

Elon Musk's viral tweet was about his willingness to donate $6 billion if someone could show him how it could solve world hunger. The outcome was that someone did provide a plan that could save 42 million people on the brink of starvation. However, Musk asked for more details and stopped tweeting about it once the details were provided, ultimately donating the money to an anonymous charity instead of the organization that could have saved those lives.

What is the current global situation regarding world hunger?

World hunger is a massive problem affecting approximately 829 million people, which is about 10% of the global population. Each day, around 25,000 people die of starvation, and half of all deaths in children under 5 are caused by a lack of basic nutrients. The numbers have been increasing in recent years, with countries like Yemen, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Nigeria facing brutal famines.

Why does world hunger persist despite sufficient food production?

World hunger persists not because of a lack of food production, but due to how food is treated as a commodity. Issues like food waste, commodification, and the prioritization of profits over human needs contribute to the problem. We currently produce enough food to feed 10 billion people, but the distribution and waste of food are significant issues.

What is the role of food waste in the global hunger problem?

Food waste plays a significant role in the global hunger problem. About one-third of the food produced globally never gets eaten, which equates to 1.3 billion tons of waste every year. This waste occurs at various stages of the supply chain, from farms to grocery stores, and is often driven by economic factors rather than actual need.

Why do farmers leave food to rot in the ground?

Farmers often leave food to rot in the ground due to market price fluctuations. When prices drop over a growing season, the value of produce declines, making it unprofitable to hire the labor required to harvest the food. Farmers may also artificially limit the supply of food to raise prices, leading to waste.

How does the commodification of food affect food waste?

The commodification of food leads to waste because food is treated as a product to be sold rather than a necessity to be consumed. This results in practices like overbuying by grocery stores, discarding food that doesn't meet aesthetic standards, and prioritizing sales over reducing waste.

What is the impact of 'ugly produce' delivery services on food waste and food banks?

While 'ugly produce' delivery services like Imperfect Foods or Misfit Markets seem to address food waste, they often outbid food banks and other food service organizations, snatching up slightly imperfect produce for cheap. This diverts produce that wasn't going to be wasted away from those in need, potentially hurting food banks and not effectively solving the food waste problem.

Why do grocery stores contribute to food waste?

Grocery stores contribute to food waste by relying on the illusion of abundance as a selling tool and by holding onto food until the last second determined by expiration dates. They often overbuy produce to use as window dressing, knowing that a significant portion will be thrown away. Additionally, they may destroy food rather than give it away to avoid potential liability from food poisoning lawsuits.

What are 'food deserts' and how do they contribute to food insecurity?

Food deserts are areas where access to food, especially fresh produce, is particularly difficult. They are typically found in poorer areas where setting up a grocery store or public transportation to a grocery store is less profitable. The absence of grocery stores in these areas contributes to food insecurity, as residents have limited access to affordable, nutritious food.

How has capitalism influenced global hunger and food production?

Capitalism, as the dominant economic system, prioritizes profits and scarcity, which is incompatible with the goal of feeding everyone. Wealthy countries have used economic policies to exploit developing countries, undermining their agricultural capacity and creating a dependency. This has led to situations where countries cannot autonomously produce their own food, despite having the resources, leading to increased global hunger.

Outlines

00:00

🤔 The Myth of Solved World Hunger

This paragraph humorously addresses the myth that Elon Musk solved world hunger by donating $6 billion, which was intended to save 42 million people from starvation. The narrative then shifts to highlight the actual alarming statistics of global hunger, emphasizing that despite producing enough food for everyone, about a third of it is wasted. The focus is on the commodification of food and how it contributes to food waste and hunger. The paragraph also points out the irony of food waste at various stages of the supply chain, from farms to consumers, and the economic motivations behind these practices.

05:02

🍅 The Ugly Truth About Food Waste

This paragraph delves into the issue of food waste, particularly at the farm and grocery store levels. It discusses how market pressures and aesthetic standards lead to the discarding of food that is not 'pretty enough.' The paragraph also critiques the business models of companies that sell 'ugly produce,' arguing that they often outbid food banks and exacerbate the problem. Grocery stores are highlighted for their role in food waste, using the illusion of abundance to drive sales and discarding food near its expiration date to maintain this illusion. The paragraph underscores the systemic issues in food distribution that prioritize profits over feeding people.

10:03

🏘️ Food Deserts and the Global Hunger Problem

This paragraph explores the concept of food deserts, areas where access to fresh produce is limited, and attributes their existence to economic decisions that prioritize profitability over necessity. It discusses how these areas are often located in poorer neighborhoods, where setting up grocery stores is less profitable. The paragraph also connects the local food waste and hunger issues to broader global problems, explaining how international economic policies have historically disadvantaged developing countries, leading to a dependency on wealthier nations for food. The narrative criticizes the capitalist system for creating scarcity and undermining local agricultural capacities.

15:04

🌐 Capitalism and the Inequality in Food Distribution

The final paragraph focuses on the role of capitalism in global hunger, arguing that the system's focus on profit and scarcity is incompatible with the goal of feeding everyone. It describes how wealthy countries have historically exploited developing nations for natural resources, leading to a loss of autonomous agricultural capacity. The paragraph provides examples of how this exploitation has led to local food insecurity and environmental damage. It concludes by emphasizing the need to address the systemic issues in food production and distribution, rather than blaming individuals for food waste.

Keywords

💡World Hunger

World hunger refers to the global issue of people not having enough food to eat. The video discusses the alarming statistics of world hunger, noting that around 829 million people are affected, which is about one in ten of the global population. The script highlights that the problem is not a lack of food production but rather how food is distributed and treated as a commodity.

💡Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The video mentions that in the U.S., at least 38 million people face food insecurity, and around 8 percent of children are affected. This term is crucial as it illustrates the domestic impact of the broader issue of world hunger.

💡Commodification of Food

Commodification of food refers to the process of treating food as a commodity to be bought and sold, rather than as a basic necessity. The video emphasizes that this approach leads to food waste and inefficiencies in food distribution, contributing to world hunger. The script points out that treating food as a commodity can lead to farmers letting food rot in the ground due to market price fluctuations.

💡Food Waste

Food waste is the loss or discarding of food during production, processing, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, consumption, or post-consumer use. The video script highlights that about one third of the food produced globally is wasted, equating to 1.3 billion tons per year. This waste is seen as a significant factor in the perpetuation of world hunger.

💡Supply and Demand

Supply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market. The video discusses how farmers can be incentivized to limit the supply of food to raise prices, leading to food waste. This concept is central to understanding the economic pressures that contribute to food waste and hunger.

💡Food Deserts

Food deserts are areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly fresh produce. The video mentions that nearly 40 million Americans live in food deserts, which are often the result of decisions by governments and business owners that prioritize profitability over accessibility to food.

💡Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. The video argues that capitalism, by its nature, creates scarcity and is incompatible with the goal of feeding everyone, as it prioritizes profits over basic human needs. This is a key theme in the video, linking economic systems to the problem of world hunger.

💡IMF and World Bank

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are international financial institutions that provide financial assistance to countries. The video script discusses how these institutions have historically influenced economic policies in developing countries, often leading to the opening up of their economies to international competition and the exploitation of their natural resources, which can exacerbate food insecurity.

💡Agricultural Subsidies

Agricultural subsidies are financial incentives given to farmers to supplement their income or to influence the supply of certain agricultural products. The video points out that wealthy countries often provide heavy state subsidies to their farmers, which can drive down global food prices and make it difficult for farmers in the global south to compete, leading to food insecurity in those regions.

💡Food Banks

Food banks are charitable organizations that distribute food to those in need. The video mentions that food banks can be outbid by companies for slightly imperfect produce, which diverts potential food aid away from those who need it most. This highlights the conflict between commercial interests and the goal of reducing food waste and hunger.

💡Overconsumption

Overconsumption refers to the use of goods and services in quantities that are in excess of what is necessary to meet basic needs. The video script discusses how societal and economic pressures encourage overconsumption, leading to food waste. This concept is tied to the broader theme of how consumer behavior contributes to the problem of world hunger.

Highlights

Elon Musk's viral tweet about donating $6 billion to solve world hunger and the subsequent lack of action.

World hunger affects approximately 829 million people, a number equivalent to 10% of the global population.

Around 25,000 people die daily from starvation, and half of all child deaths under 5 are due to a lack of basic nutrients.

Food insecurity in the U.S. affects at least 38 million people and around 8% of children.

Globally, we produce enough food to feed 10 billion people, indicating a problem with food distribution rather than production.

Approximately one third of global food production is wasted, totaling 1.3 billion tons annually.

Food waste occurs at all stages of the supply chain, not just at the consumer level.

Farmers often leave food to rot in the ground due to market price fluctuations making labor costs unprofitable.

Pandemic-related economic crashes led to food being destroyed while people experienced shortages.

Aesthetic standards lead to the discarding of 'ugly' produce, contributing to food waste.

Companies that sell 'ugly' produce may actually be diverting food away from food banks and those in need.

Grocery stores contribute to food waste by relying on the illusion of abundance and by discarding food past its sell-by date.

Food deserts are areas with limited access to fresh produce, often resulting from decisions that prioritize profit over necessity.

The global capitalist economy has created dependencies that undermine local food production in favor of profit.

Western countries and China have been involved in undermining the agricultural capacity of the global south.

The capitalist system's drive for profit is at odds with the goal of eliminating world hunger.

Individual action alone cannot solve systemic food waste and hunger issues.

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Transcripts

this episode is made possible by story

blocks i gotta be honest i don't even

know why i'm making this video elon musk

already solved world hunger last year

you remember he had that viral tweet

where he said he'd donate 6 billion

dollars if anyone could tell him how it

would work then someone actually did

tell him how and figured out that six

billion dollars while not ending world

hunger would save a whopping 42 million

people on the brink of starvation

roughly the population of spain and then

musk freaked out and asked for more

details and completely coincidentally

stopped tweeting about it immediately

once those details were actually

produced and it started to look like he

would actually have to follow through on

something for once instead of being a

little clout goblin trying to cover up

whatever horrible thing he did that week

but then instead of following through he

donated those six billion dollars to an

anonymous charity while the organization

that was going to let me remind you save

42 million people got nothing oh and

then it turned out that the whole thing

was probably just a tax avoidance scheme

wait did i say musk already solved world

hunger my bad i got confused the thing

is that in theory everyone wants to

solve world hunger it's a massive 829

million people sized problem that's

roughly 10 of everyone alive right now

just to put that in perspective if you

put all those people in the largest

stadium in the u.s michigan stadium

they'd spill out everywhere and be upset

with you

but in all seriousness the numbers are

genuinely alarming each and every day

around 25 000 people die of starvation

and it's estimated that half of all

deaths in children under 5 3.1 million

deaths a year are caused by a lack of

basic nutrients and tragically it's not

just that the numbers of this global

disaster are awful in recent years

they've actually started going up

several countries in particular like

yemen south sudan ethiopia and nigeria

are currently facing brutal famines here

in the u.s food insecurity affects at

least 38 million people and around 8

percent of children the problem with

these ghastly statistics is that there's

no good reason for them to be so dire we

actually have enough food for everyone

by some estimates we currently produce

enough to feed 10 billion people not

only more than the roughly 7.8 billion

people on the planet right now

but enough for the extreme estimate of

what the global population might get to

at some point in the future in other

words we don't have a food production

problem what we really have is a problem

of how we treat food and that is as a

commodity

the first place we need to start looking

for solutions to world hunger is in food

waste and how that relates to the

commodification of food

around one third of the food we produce

globally never gets eaten which is equal

to about 1.3 billion tons of waste every

year while we're often told that this is

a consumer problem something we're doing

wrong at home if we just steal this

graphic from the very talented are

changing climate we can see that waste

isn't just happening in this final stage

but rather all along the supply chain

let's start at the farm

around 16 of the food that is produced

gets wasted right at the beginning part

of that is unavoidable but a lot of it

can be explained by just a few

ridiculous facts

the first is that farmers leave a

tremendous amount of food to rot in the

ground in total about 34 of the food

grown according to at least one study

that's not because that food is bad it's

the same as all the other food they've

grown

it's because of something really dumb

market prices dropping over the course

of a single growing season between early

season and late season the value of

produce just declines in response to

things like an increase in the supply

these lower prices make hiring the labor

required to pull the food from the

ground too expensive since it no longer

delivers enough of a profit therefore

farmers can't afford the final step of

the farming process and are even

incentivized to artificially limit the

supply of food to raise the price back

up which they do by letting it literally

rot

in both cases whether it's not being

able to afford labor or playing the

supply and demand game it's prices that

put farmers in an uncomfortable position

all the time effort and resources that

went into growing the food doing the

hard part of making the things we eat

goes to waste not because it is no

longer needed as we know from how many

people are food insecure

but because price fluctuations make it

no longer profitable it's absurd

during the pandemic we saw just how bad

this can get when farmers dumped literal

truckloads of milk and destroyed entire

fields of crops at the same time as

americans experienced one of the most

sudden food shortages in living memory

you probably remember that food banks

had lines around the block people needed

food and the food was there for the

taking but an economic crash suddenly

made it unprofitable to provide it so it

was destroyed it's like if you did all

the work to buy i don't know random

example a social media company and then

tried to pull out at the last second

after the stock price had dropped

because you're not a very good

businessman

except somehow food waste isn't nearly

as silly as something like that we're

talking about how people get fed here

okay let's see my to-do list

go to work go to work go to work go to

work go to work those are the first

visible problems with subjecting food to

market pressures and then there's all

the food that's thrown out because it's

not pretty enough farmers know that in

order to fetch the highest prices from

their buyers and their buyers from

individual consumers in turn they need

to discard produce that has any

blemishes bruises or aesthetic flaws

here again we see the issue with

treating food like a commodity with the

standards of industrial production a lot

of food gets wasted not because it's

inedible or unsafe but because it's not

competitive enough a notion that's hard

to even wrap your head around when what

we're talking about here is a zucchini

the zucchini isn't competing hard enough

think about that for a second

interestingly you might think that this

is actually a case where the market has

come up with a solution to this problem

in the last few years we've seen a

sudden explosion in at-home delivery of

quote-unquote ugly produce with brands

like imperfect foods or misfit markets

these brands have capitalized on this

growing knowledge about food waste and

seem to be doing something good about it

but unfortunately a closer look into

these companies reveals that their

business model isn't actually solving

this problem what these brands actually

do is outbid food banks and other food

service organizations and snatch up the

slightly uglier produce for cheap in

order to sell it for more directly to

consumers in other words ugly food at

home delivery diverts produce that

wasn't going to be wasted away from

those in need meaning we still have an

ugly food problem but now it's also

hurting food banks continuing along the

food supply chain the next important

place that food gets wasted is in

grocery stores here food gets wasted in

two big ways the first is because

grocery stores rely on the illusion of

abundance as a selling tool the apple at

the top of a glossy red pyramid built

with the decaying flesh of its brothers

is more appealing to us than the last

apple in the box decaying all on its own

like a sad little loner we are reluctant

to buy the last piece of produce because

we assume something is wrong with it

instead of the more reasonable

conclusion that it just happens to be

the only one left so grocery stores make

sure it never gets to that point grocery

stores are more motivated by sales than

by reducing waste meaning they'll

overbuy to use produce as nothing more

than window dressing knowing full well

that a big chunk of what they've bought

will just go in the trash and let's talk

about just how much goes in the trash

that's point number two you've probably

seen these clips of grocery store

dumpsters filled to the brim with food

perfect beautiful often completely

sealed in a pristine plastic package

ready to eat food you've probably also

seen that sometimes these stockpiles

will get locked drenched in bleach or

even guarded by police here again we see

the problem of food being treated as a

commodity grocery stores hold on to food

until the very last second they can sell

it something that's usually determined

by an expiration date that isn't

standardized or regulated in most places

in the u.s and that producers not only

determine on their own most of the time

but have an incentive to undershoot as

much as possible so stores will restock

faster and buy more

for grocery stores the minute the food

is no longer a product in their eyes

regardless of how good the food inside

the packaging is it is immediately

considered waste it is useless to the

grocery store so it makes no difference

if it gets destroyed without a way to

treat food humanely without a network in

place that can properly use the food

while it's good instead of only treating

the food as something that absolutely

needs to be bought and sold the atomized

units of the farm the grocery store and

the consumer each respond to their own

incentives rather than work together

with the collective interest of feeding

everyone and not wasting the food that

took so much effort to produce everyone

is just trying to maximize their profits

and or minimize their costs even when

that means throwing perfectly good food

away

when you look online to try to find an

explanation for why in the world this

food gets bleached or guarded by

apparently heartless people with guns

the one you'll usually find is because

it could become a liability for grocery

stores if someone gets poisoned and they

decide to sue

while this explanation makes some sense

there's no clear evidence it's the

motivation behind bleaching dumpsters

and yet it nonetheless reveals our

structural problem

as a unit looking out only for its

monetary self-interest the grocery store

can only treat food and by extension

potential lawsuits as economic inputs as

numbers that need to be balanced out by

maximizing sales and minimizing costs

this precludes it from feeding people

who need to be fed because feeding for

free brings in no money and if they sue

could theoretically even cost money

there is no overarching structure that

handles food distribution only prices

and that means destroying food is fine

so long as it doesn't cost anyone money

this logic of prioritizing profits is

also why nearly 40 million americans

live in food deserts while we can talk

about grocery store waste for hours on

end the absence of grocery stores is

also a problem if this is your first

time hearing the term food deserts are

places where food is especially

difficult to access especially fresh

produce and it's a distinction typically

determined by the distance and available

transportation between households and

grocers unlike what the term food desert

implies however these are not natural

phenomena food deserts are the product

of decisions made by governments and

business owners their place is usually

where poorer americans live and

therefore places where setting up a

grocery store or some sort of public

transportation system to get to a

grocery store is less profitable not

less necessary just less profitable

putting a whole foods somewhere only a

few people will afford it makes less

fiscal sense than building a second one

in a wealthy neighborhood even though

the food supply is already abundant

altogether the incentives that appear at

the farm and at the grocery store or at

the place where the grocery store should

have been means that a lot of food never

makes it into our hands and that is a

big part of the reason we have a global

hunger problem but the final stage of

the food supply chain is where most of

the food waste tends to happen

once we've bought the food and it's on

our plate there's a good chance it won't

make the short journey up to the biggest

of our face holes awareness of this fact

has been growing in the past few decades

with public messaging campaigns

emphasizing our need to waste less and

using many of the same statistics you've

seen in this video a similarity of a lot

of these anti-waste campaigns though is

their focus on guilting people shaming

those who don't eat all the food they

buy which is to say all of us telling us

it is our fault that so much food is

being wasted and while it is true that

we can make an effort to waste less and

should be aware of how much of what we

buy goes in the trash pinning this

problem on the individual is a clever

way to try to avoid a more systemic

question like with climate change the

blame for very big problems is often

pinned on atomized individuals because

it takes the blame off a system that is

measurably more at fault as i explained

in this video consumer decisions are

made within a context that facilitates

and often outright necessitates hurting

the environment in these campaigns we

can see how the same goes for food waste

we live in a world built for over

consumption and therefore for food waste

since the 1960s and 70s supermarkets

have stocked 10 times more large-sized

food products plates have increased 36

percent in size refrigerators have

gotten 30 percent bigger and cost half

as much entire companies like costco

have popped up to sell food in excessive

bulk and we are of course under a

constant barrage of ads inciting us to

consume more and it's not just that

there's tremendous pressure to purchase

more and subtle nudges that make

reasonable consumption seem like it's

too little it's often simply cheaper to

over buy and waste than to buy in

appropriate quantities two for one deals

and now with 30 more slogans on our

shredded cheese bags make that clear

virtually everything is pushing us

towards over consumption it's simply not

enough to resist these pressures at the

individual level not only does this

individualistic approach fail to

recognize the incredible amount of money

poured into advertising and marketing to

achieve this specific goal at the end of

the day it leaves intact a system that

incentivizes producers to target some of

us for overconsumption while leaving

others out to dry individual action

isn't the problem the drive to always

increase profits is

up until now this video has been focused

on what hunger looks like in one country

the us although we can easily find

parallels to what's happening here in

many other individual countries there

are forces that make hunger a more

global problem and to understand those

we have to go back a few years when the

modern global capitalist economy was

entering its present form

starting in the late 70s and 80s two

international institutions led by

western countries the imf and the world

bank started going around the world and

offering resource-rich but money-poor

countries a deal these institutions told

countries that if they wanted to be a

part of the international economy and

maybe get a loan to get them started

they would have to make certain economic

adjustments to fit in with the big boys

in simple terms simple because the

little red bar is about to hit the

rightmost wall of the youtube video and

then i stopped existing countries had to

open up their economies to international

competition they had to invite

international companies to buy up and

control their natural resources

privatize their domestic industries and

generally speaking let the free market

do its thing as you might expect

entering a global competition in which

wealthy countries have a big leg up and

you're told to let the market do

whatever it wants with little to no

intervention meant that plenty of

countries entered into an exploitative

relationship with the wealthy countries

of the global north these wealthy

countries better off after centuries of

robbing the rest of the world used these

deals to siphon off natural resources

from developing countries they then used

these natural resources process them and

sell back the processed products to

developing nations at a higher cost in

agriculture this has meant small-scale

farmers in the global south who have

little to no state investment because of

the adjustments to their economies made

in the 80s technological setbacks and in

some cases less hospitable environments

are asked to compete with european and

american farmers who by contrast benefit

from protectionist tariffs heavy state

subsidies and access to more productive

technology simply put wealthy countries

can bring the prices down on their crops

where others can't except by lowering

wages in practice this makes farmers in

the global south poorer and less able to

buy the processed food they need they

can't feed themselves with the crops

they grow since those are destined for

export this means western countries

sometimes disappointingly joined by

china have effectively killed the

autonomous agricultural capacity of

entire continents over decades and now

that that's done have moved in to

replace it with their own western and

chinese companies move in and set up

their own agribusiness to divert food

produced in africa out of the continent

a lot of the hunger that we see in the

world today is explained by the fact

that a forced dependency has been

created between the wealthy and the poor

that entire countries can no longer

autonomously produce their own food

despite it often growing within their

own borders the process has gotten so

ridiculous that in gambia wild

hand-caught fish is being processed by

foreign-owned factories into a fine

powder that gets exported to feed

farm-raised fish

wild fish are being caught to feed

farmed fish as a result the bonga a fish

that used to be so abundant that it was

distributed freely has gone missing from

gambian diets the bonga has been

overfished the local environment has

been incredibly damaged and locals are

facing food insecurity because the

profits of this industry do not end up

in their hands and the farm-raised fish

is too expensive

what we see in all these examples is an

inhumane way to produce and distribute

food

at the core of the world hunger problem

is the reality that you can't make money

when something's abundant scarcity is

the name of the capitalist game and

capitalism is currently the only force

organizing our food production and

distribution the abolition of scarcity

aka feeding everyone isn't compatible

with this system so long as that's true

so long as capitalism is allowed to

survive we have no hope of solving world

hunger

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