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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)
[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 12 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Apparently there's thousands of billionaires. Which completely baffles. Just one of them could make sure kids never had to go hungry ever again.

[–] Robbity@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Kids don't go hungry because of money, they go hungry because of politics. Famines are the product of conflict, especially war. And hunger in countries that are not at war is a product of social inequality. Sure a billionaire could help but that's just a temp fix.

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think it's like a mixture of both. There's like a relationship between the two, you know? I feel like your contribution is necessary though. Like, what is money? But the physical representation of our collective endeavors. The state takes away our autonomy and gets us the chase after money. When money can no longer buy things, the state uses its monopoly of violence to keep us all in order. It's all just like a control structure.

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