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  • I guess I was thinking snacks first and foremost but cheap carbs aren’t necessarily unhealthy. Protein sources are probably the most expensive and mixing in veggies is pricey on a calories/$ basis.

    But rice, beans/legumes, and a lot of other basic staple foods are pretty cheap. Eggs are back under a dollar by me at least.

    Not having the time/means to shop and prepare food makes sense, or if you’re in a food desert and don’t have much available conveniently.





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    1 year ago

    While there’s a lot I agree with there, it seems like there’s some assumptions made that are doing a lot of the heavy lifting. I guess it’s more of a difference in philosophy, but it seems like a core part of your statement is “people given the opportunity to cooperate without risk to themselves would provide enough for everyone, and whatever they don’t end up providing is unnecessary.”

    It’s fair to say that there are a lot of things we don’t need, but it seems a bit flippant to say those things are completely useless. I’m all for strong safety nets that allow people to give to others without having to sacrifice their own wellbeing, but it seems like you’re talking about a quality of life decrease for a large number of people in order to achieve that.


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    You shouldn’t have to work to exist. You shouldn’t have to be useful to anyone else to be a part of a community

    I guess I’m not well versed enough on communist principles but how does this work even on the simplest level? Work has to be done for a person to have shelter, food, etc and that is pretty much unavoidable for now.

    How can people both be not obligated to provide anything to the community, while the community is obligated to provide things for them? Is it just assumed that enough people will still want to work to keep the system sustainable?