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   Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 01:18:24 JST Church of Jeff

   #nobillionaires #unionize #hunger #homelessness

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 03:23:35 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Mike

     @ikentcpel -- It has been a known fact that we have been producing enough food on the planet that no one should go hungry. This has been this way for over fifty years.
     We have been at the same place for shelter. There are enough resources that no one should be without shelter. It has been this way for over 20 years.
     You only need to google shit. Make sure to put yourself into INCOGNITO mode so that your obvious bias in previous searches doesn't interfere with the results.

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     Mike (ikentcpel@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 03:23:36 JST Mike

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     @jeffowski If that was the case the trickle-down economics would be responsible for 70% of the common well being. Even you have to admit that’s a BS

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 04:01:06 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Mike

     @ikentcpel -- Wow... I guess your google doesn't work.
     I mean, if you're too lazy for Google, did you try ChatGPT?
     You came here to waste my time.

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     Mike (ikentcpel@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 04:01:07 JST Mike

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     @jeffowski I don’t disagree we have enough for everyone to live out or poverty. This does not prove the statement you copied here in any way. “Living a good life” for vast majority would be quite a bit more than just having enough food and shelter.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 10:19:12 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Mike

     @Syulang @ikentcpel — absolutely nothing can be done sustainably while the human population keeps growing and we don’t get off the Earth.

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     Syulang (syulang@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 10:19:13 JST Syulang

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     • Mike

     @jeffowski @ikentcpel This is true. It's also true that our current consumption levels are wildly unsustainable. Monocrop agriculture as it's practiced day causes massive soil loss that is only compensated for by constantly "clearing" new land and heavy use of fossil fuel based petrochemical fertilisers. Almost all fisheries are dealing with unsustainable takes and many have collapsed or are on the verge of it. Aquaculture is ironically responcile for much of this as the species humans favour in aquaculture are carnivorous, so actually encourage more overfishing to supply the feed for aquaculture species.

     The situation with timber and with metal ore mining and processing for shelter is similarly unsustainable, not to mention energy needs, consumer goods etc. etc.

     Reducing production and ensuring equitable distirbution would go a long way to correct this, but part of that does mean that many people in the global west will need to get a reality check. Billionaires a bit part of the problem, but overconsumption doesn't stop there. Middle class conspicuous consumption by the lawn loving "aspirational" classes of suburban Adelaide need to give up the yank tank and their frequent flier status