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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That's how it works. We humans grew from the wilderness to the traps of capitalism. If brain goes “I may need this, this looks good, I’ll take it” emotionally survival impulsive brain will do it. Logical brain will reject it later, maybe ask a refund if it's smarter. But food brokers bet you won't refund an used spare toaster oven you bought a few hours ago, and they win those bets more than lose for every person that comes into their sales trap.

In farmer coops, you just go to the farmer that you know produces x, y, and z, and bulk buy what you need, freeze the rest. Nothing gets wasted. And if they endup not selling something, to the canteen it goes. Soup for everyone!

[–] AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The wilderness was millenias ago. I don't buy it.

We have perfectly evolved the ability to use technology. We evolved past the hunter gatherer lifestyle.

Nobody walks past a berry bush and is like oh wow I need to harvest all of that in case I can't find any food tomorrow.

I mean, I do, because I love berries, but I don't carry a basket around just in case. I explicitly head out to collect the berries and people look at me like I'm a crazy mfer. There's this massive blackberry bush right outside work. When they get ripe you can easily harvest a whole bucket of them every 3 or so days. Then there's the strawberry patch next to the dirt road that lead in the forest. Etc.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 1 week ago

I don’t buy it.

🥁 skill issue.

We have perfectly evolved the ability to use technology.

Not everyone knows, or cares to learn how to tech.

We evolved past the hunter gatherer lifestyle.

Step away from urbanization, and see there are still villages that hunt&ga𓆛r.

Nobody walks past a berry bush and is like oh wow I need to harvest all of that in case I can’t find any food tomorrow.

Then you don't rural. ADHD is a very real thing.

Also, pockets are cute.