People all over the world are starving. The correct description is that we produce too much food where it brings profit, but not enough where it keeps people from starving.
Sure, at the same time though the number of people starving is down from a billion in the 90's to ~800mm now. Despite the population growing by about 2 billion in that time frame. This is probably the least hungry time in the history of our species
No we produce plenty of food, full stop. Starvation is a distribution problem, not a production problem, and most commonly a local distribution problem.
It’s also a not giving a shit problem in many cases. Everyone starving isn’t in a war zone or subject to epic corruption and seizure of goods. Some people starve and go malnourished in the US and other wealthy countries for lack of anyone really caring. A hard problem to hide not giving a shit behind is the kiss of death.
> It’s also a not giving a shit problem in many cases.
Sure, not as an alternative to a distribution problem but as the reason that exists/continues in many cases.
> Everyone starving isn’t in a war zone or subject to epic corruption and seizure of goods. Some people starve and go malnourished in the US and other wealthy countries for lack of anyone really caring.
The idea that the capitalist core of modern developed economies isn't itself a form of systematic seizure of goods is somethingnthat the critics who gave capitalism its name would have issue with.
knew someone that managed the packaging from the farmers to the large supermarket chains in Australia - they'd literally throw away good food that had the slightest cut/bruise. This stuff went straight into the garbage, not the composting facility or anything.
