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Indeed, off-topic, but I find it fascinating that I can buy a year of Kosher, Vegan, Gluten Free Survival Food on Amazon from ~$1469. https://www.amazon.com/No
by oneshot908 8y ago
Indeed, off-topic, but I find it fascinating that I can buy a year of Kosher, Vegan, Gluten Free Survival Food on Amazon from ~$1469.
https://www.amazon.com/NorthWest-Fork-Gluten-Free-Emergency-Non-GMO/dp/B00L3M6JOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537886944&sr=8-1&keywords=vegan+survival+food+1+year https://www.amazon.com/NorthWest-Fork-Gluten-Free-Emergency-...
That drops to $1149 if I don't require Vegan, non-GMO, Kosher:
https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Survival-Food-Emergency-Preparedness/dp/B00QW7E9E8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1537887021&sr=8-2&keywords=survival+food+1+year https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Survival-Food-Emergency-Prepa...
SNAP benefits at anywhere from $134 to $192 a month are both more than sufficient for this. So why are ~42 million people starving in America? Answer (IMO): Cloud providers reduce the friction of GPU adoption the same way grocery and convenience stores reduce the friction of food acquisition, both in exchange for profiting off of it.
- titanomachy 8y agoNormal food can be even cheaper. You could probably indefinitely avoid starvation with dried rice and beans, oil, and a vitamin supplement for $2/day (in NA), without a big upfront cost. Poverty is complicated.
- mrguyorama 8y agoYou've ignored the cost of the home required to cook those things in, which is really the whole point. (not directing at you, more explaining to those who didn't already know)
- rever 8y agoThat recent Boston(?)-based completely automated rice bowl startup plus drone delivery equals solved hunger