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   Col (countcol@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:19 JST Col

   If printing money would end poverty, printing diplomas would end stupidity.

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     Deniz Opal (selzero@syzito.xyz)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:00 JST Deniz Opal

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     @turtle_green @FandaSin @countcol

     The cyclical nature of agriculture means that it is difficult to manage regarding predicting future stocks, volatile weather etc.

     So for example say weather meant that we got less strawberries last year, so strawberries were very expensive. Farms when doing their analysis may choose to plant more strawberries this year at the expense of other crops. This has the effect of raising the price of everything else, and making strawberries very cheap. (Cont)

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     Turtle (turtle_green@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:05 JST Turtle

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     @selzero @FandaSin @countcol

     Interesting. I agree that the goal of profit may be problematic. Got few questions as I'm not very familiar with agriculture and how it works. How bringing down the price harms the market? Where are those food mountains?

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     Deniz Opal (selzero@syzito.xyz)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:06 JST Deniz Opal

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     @FandaSin @countcol

     Oh the scarcity argument. We have more than enough food to feed everyone on earth.

     We subsidies food because agriculture is a "different" industry, due to its cyclical nature, strategic importance etc.

     Then, the food that isn't sold on the market is burned in food mountains because allowing it into the market would bring down the price and harm the market, putting the industry at risk.

     The whole thing is designed to protect the market, not feed maximum people. (Cont)

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     FandaSin (fandasin@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:15 JST FandaSin

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     @selzero

     But you don't give people food, you just give them "food stamps" (call it money or anything else).

     Lets say we have 200 bananas and want it to sell it to 400 monkeys. (we're not much more than that)
     It does not matter if monkeys have 1, 2 or thousands "pebbles" to buy bananas, there are still 200 bananas to be shared between 400 monkeys.

     @countcol

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     Deniz Opal (selzero@syzito.xyz)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 18:28:17 JST Deniz Opal

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     @countcol

     An interesting take.

     Let's look at it a bit at a time.

     Simply eating makes us no longer hungry.

     Why do you think giving everyone food is not a solution to end hunger?