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The idiom of "doesn't grow on trees" as a metaphor for scarcity falls apart when you realize that food does grow on trees yet is still very scarce. (lemmy.ml)
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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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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

And the reason it doesn’t happen in the US is because nobody in the US is using guns to actively prevent people from acquiring food, or from others giving food to them.

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

You're replying to a comment thread about access to food in the US, I'm not sure why you're trying so hard to derail the conversation. Just make a new comment instead of arguing off topic to others.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I’m discussing food security in the US?

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