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recursive-callon The Old Guard: Confronting America's Gerontocratic Crisis

Sure, in theory. But if that was economically viable, why isn’t anyone doing it?

recursive-callon BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets

Company 1 is the American one?

recursive-callon California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy

even if that was the case, there are still starving people in other parts of the world, and we’re still destroying food rather than giving it to them, because shipping food halfway across the world to give to people for free isn’t profitable

recursive-callon California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy

True, but carbs are being vilified in the media right now, and have been for a while, so public opinion on them (and especially sugar) is very negative

recursive-callon Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to

I believe the argument is that for something to be addictive, the user has to feel compelled to keep using it that they would take some outsized/extreme risk/action in order to keep using it. It doesn’t have to literally be about stealing copper pipes, just, any action that an ordinary person wouldn’t do, justified because it lets them keep using. e.g drug addicts will steal, even from their own families, or lose their homes because they spent the rent money on drugs. So then the question becomes: if you had to pay to use social media, are there people who are so addicted to it that they would steal, or choose social media time over their bills? If you can actually imagine someone being so addicted to it that they would do this, then you can say social media is addictive.