Under capitalism

3 years ago by BarterClub to c/antiwork

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nomadjoanne 13 points 3 years ago

Labor has not conquered scarcity. Dear lord.

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willeypete23 19 points 3 years ago

It actually has. The U.S. produces enough food to feed the entire world three times over. It's a matter of distribution and no one is going to invest in that because it's not profitable. .

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FilthyShrooms 7 points 3 years ago

We grow enough corn to feed the whole world and then some, but we use it to feed cows and chicken in inhumane enviroments for "better food".

Not a vegetarian or anything, just pointing out the awful nature of the meat industry

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z3rOR0ne -1 points 3 years ago

I generally agree, but the industrial corn grown in the us actually isnt really all that edible. Like yes, you can eat it, but it tastes like sawdust. It was grown specifically to be processed.

https://www.huffpost.com/...

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Zoboomafoo -13 points 3 years ago

Just because there's a lot of it doesn't mean it isn't scarce

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WraithPriest 13 points 3 years ago

Please expand

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Apollo 2 points 3 years ago

That's exactly what that means, "more than enough" is the opposite of scarce.

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Opafi 1 point 3 years ago

Say, why don't you take your hair-splitting somewhere else? Preferably a place that allows you to comfortly fuck yourself as well?

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