| ▲ | QuadmasterXLII 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
We could provide food for the poor and disabled who lack or are not using family support with a tiny fraction of our industrial output. We wouldn’t even notice this expenditure, let alone whine about it. But what we are providing is actually “Healthcare. Specialists. Medications. Supplements. Mobility aids. Physical therapy. Accessible housing. Delivery fees when you cannot physically shop for yourself. Ride shares when public transportation is inaccessible. Caregiving.” and this turns out to be enough effort to make society groan and strain. It’s good that our society is doing this, and we could do better! but why do we have to characterize this existing herculean effort as “fundamentally hostile to bodies that cannot produce consistently” | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | zbentley 3 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I'm not clear on what you're trying to say here. Are you saying we're providing those things instead of food? Or that if we provided food we wouldn't need to provide those things? If so, that's patently false. A lot more than food is needed to give someone a better standard of living. | |||||||||||||||||
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