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[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Abundance is already here, tons of food are destroyed and thrown out when they accidentally make too much while people are starving, there's no money in abundance, it's the artificial lack of supply that keeps prices high and profits soaring.

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Food isn't the only resource in the equation. Most of the resources are limited and even diminishing.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I agree but I think their point was more along the lines of "Even if we have complete abundance of everything (as in, the capabilities to produce anything in abundance), capitalists will continue to create artificial lack of supply to continue profiting off of the workers. For example, look at the food abundance we have"

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

capitalists will continue to create artificial lack of supply

I think it's not that, but just:

capitalists won't spend their money to create logistical chains for free.

"Collect and distribute supply" won't do itself, someone should do that. And noone will do that for free

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Approximately 1/3 of all food produced is wasted.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Have you read Ishmael?