3mo ago

The Benefits of World Hunger

The article is actually decently well written good-faith satire meant to address how poverty and hunger are inherent to capitalism as a system. The title was just too bold lol

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Even if this article was some sort of thought experiment, what the fuck value does it have? Even if the outcome was very much “I’m against this,” I’m not sure what the point is, unless it does a good job of explaining what kind of fucked up things this has lead to in society (like sweat shops and modern day slavery). Even then, this kind of nonsense serves wealthy scum.
Edit: the article is very much satire. Thanks for the added context and commentary!
- I think about this all the time.
  All the "just a prank" folks.
  All the "I'm just asking questions" folks.
  The "It's just a thought experiment" folks.
  
  "a modest proposal" was another banger on a similar topic
  
  I’ve seen it firsthand from people before and I’m just like… why? Why do you think this way? It’s just cowardice at the end of the day. They’ll say those things because it’s an easy escape from being called out for having fucked views that allow fascism and corporate interests to flourish.
  “I’m just asking questions” is so fucking annoying. You and I both know you’re not and you’re trying to frame this like you’re not the sociopath in this situation. It’s so disingenuous.
- It’s satire. And it’s apparently doing its job swimmingly because people are on here talking about it.
  
  Yeah, started reading the original article and I totally get the tone now. Definitely worked well on me!
- It does explain those things! I quote:
  "While it is true that hunger is caused by low-paying jobs, we need to understand that hunger at the same time causes low-paying jobs to be created."
  The title is clearly thinly veiled satire and a pointed reminder that our current wealth is founded on the suffering of the poor.
  Just read the article, it's one page. https://www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/BenefitsofWorldHunger.pdf
  But I'm sure George Kent, author of "Freedom from Want: The Human Right to Adequate Food" is actually a shill for wealthy scum.
  
  I appreciate the added context as I hadn’t had a chance to read the actual article yet. It could use a better title though. In the context of being on a a UN website, the satire gets lost completely.
  
  I honestly kind of like the title and the angle of being brutally honest about the fact that the author (like most who are well off) actually benefit a lot from world hunger. That's an important point, not because we should support world hunger, but because if we are to tackle it we must be willing to lower our standard of living.
  
  Started reading the article and I totally get the tone now.

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