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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Even with unlimited ressources humans would be the only species where millions still would die from hunger and thirst every year (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Remember, food insecurity Is a feature of capatilism and is designed to make people compliant, can't revolt if they can't eat.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, it's a feature of violent power structure, which shows up in more than just capitalist cultures.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You are not wrong, but capitalism is the most violent power structures to ever exist - even a fascist will reject the idea of infinite consumption in a finite universe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I would reply to this comment, but my corporate overlords decided to send my nation to Siberia and replace us with Russian settlers. /s