Comment by UltraSane
21 hours ago
"the two are generally unrelated"
This is some truly bizarre logic. The perfectly good food being thrown away can be given to the hungry for free since the company is saying it has no value if they are willing to throw it away. You seem to be intentionally misunderstanding this basic logic.
> The perfectly good food being thrown away can be given to the hungry
This is incredibly disconnected from the problem. In the US most people in poverty receive food stamps and have preferences about what they like to eat. They want cosmic brownies with their breaded chicken, not your bruised banana.
Total of volume of edible material is a non-issue.
Who packs it up? Who finds the hungry? Who reviews their financial situation? Who delivers it?
Alternatively, do you imagine anyone can walk into the store and get it, and decide if they feel like paying today at the register?
"do you imagine anyone can walk into the store and get it"
YES, BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO THROW IT AWAY! You would prefer to see edible food being wasted instead of eaten? That is very weird.
You have some cultural beliefs about food being of special reverence which is not reflected in its utility and cost.
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Why would anyone ever pay at the store then instead of getting the free food? E.g. Just wait and it is all free.
I dont prefer to see food thrown away, but I also like having Markets and farmers with functional businesses.
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