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dalledoeswalle t1_iqwl09o wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in When will our lives get better collectively. The clock is ticking!! by ObjectiveDeal

Malaysia just had chicken export bans because they can’t keep enough protein in the country with exports. Yemen, Lebanon, Afghanistan just to name 3 countries outside of most of Africa that have widespread food insecurity. Much of rural china deals with food insecurity. You’re absolutely right it might be more than half of the global population.

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ISnortBees t1_iqxpb04 wrote

Maybe not starving (which literally means dying because of lack of food), but suffering from some form of malnutrition. Protein malnutrition is important, as a lot of cereal crops cannot provide a person with a complete amino acid profile and micronutrients if relied on to the extent they are in poorer countries.

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dalledoeswalle t1_iqxppkr wrote

So you’re saying that widespread hunger is acceptable, but if it were famine and starvation then you’d be worried?

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ISnortBees t1_iqxrqg7 wrote

I’m just saying half the world is still not starving. It’s not even half the world not meeting their needed caloric intakes. Advances in fertilizer, pesticide and GMO technology have actually made a difference. There’s still problems that need fixing but your initial comment is inaccurate

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dalledoeswalle t1_iqxspg3 wrote

Ok. I’m glad someone is here to tell those poor Chinese farmers that good news, they aren’t starving!

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ISnortBees t1_iqxt5em wrote

One problem is worse than the other. If you still have a bad problem but get rid of a worse one, then your situation has improved. If you’re going to be condescending, you should at least be smarter than a child first

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Key_Abbreviations658 t1_iqz063y wrote

Obviously nothing has gotten better because there was problem than and now there is still problem /s

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