The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a “doom loop” for the world’s poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

  • LemmyLefty@lemmy.world
    886·
    11 months ago

    Referring to the potential starvation deaths of a large group of people as a positive for climate change is like saying you’re glad someone died early from a car accident instead of suicide.

        • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.mlEnglish
          618·
          11 months ago

          This bot needs to die, or at least be upfront about what it is. I’m fine with piracy, but don’t dress it up as “privacy respecting open source”. If you don’t agree with Youtube’s model, then just don’t use it.

          • morrowind@lemmy.ml
            101·
            11 months ago

            Alternate frontends may break youtube’s TOS, but they’re not piracy

            • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.mlEnglish
              12·
              11 months ago

              Look, I love using pipe-viewer, but I’m not childish enough to think it isn’t piracy. But I guess whatever you feel your entitled to…

    • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
      2136·
      11 months ago

      Yes, but im just a very positive thinker today!

      (is irony dead? Does everything need the /s? Are people so insane they think someone would writing that in a serious note…)

      • LemmyLefty@lemmy.world
        455·
        11 months ago

        Honestly? Yeah, I thought you were serious, because I’ve seen that attitude expressed before. Generally it’s more “this hazy, unspecified population can be sacrificed to help me deal with the existential dread that me and my world are walking off a cliff” than “dear me I so DO delight in death”, but it makes my teeth ache.

        Thank you for clarifying, and I’m sorry for jumping on you.

        • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
          720·
          11 months ago

          For real? (serious) a nuclear war might be beneficial because mostly citys of big polluters will be taken out, starvation always hits those that already basically don’t pollute. So that argument would make 0 sense regardless…

          And i don’t think a nuclear war is exactly what we want… There are better ways than to suicide on species level…

          • Totendax@feddit.de
            61·
            11 months ago

            Nuclear Winter about to solve climate change /s & If there is nothing left to safe there is no need for any efforts /s

            I think there might be better alternatives including less suffering

      • 133arc585@lemmy.ml
        213·
        11 months ago

        From the rest of your comment history? Yes, it’s entirely believable. It’s more surprising that you’re walking it back, really.

      • darthelmet@lemmy.world
        151·
        11 months ago

        Eh, the way it was written I wouldn’t have read it as sarcasm. Text and tone yada yada. That said, I’ve definitely seen people who seriously think like this.

        • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
          320·
          11 months ago

          For real? (serious) a nuclear war might be beneficial because mostly citys of big polluters will be taken out, starvation always hits those that already basically don’t pollute. So that argument would make 0 sense regardless…

          And i don’t think a nuclear war is exactly what we want… There are better ways than to suicide on species level…

          Edit to clarify that im not in favor of nuclear war…

          • Drusas@kbin.social
            8·
            11 months ago

            It’s called Malthusianism (after the philosopher Malthus) and, yes, it is a real philosophy.

              • Drusas@kbin.social
                5·
                11 months ago

                Sort of. Malthusians believe that disasters which take out large numbers of people help to keep the population in check and are therefore necessary. Obviously a little oversimplified, but that’s about what it boils down to.

                • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
                  32·
                  11 months ago

                  Sounds somewhat reasonable and nuts at the same time.

                  Like some sad people that lost people in a Desaster saying it was for the greater good when in reality its ultimately meaningless.

                  • Drusas@kbin.social
                    21·
                    11 months ago

                    It’s not an illogical stance; it’s just one that requires you to become less empathetic.

            • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
              23·
              11 months ago

              Tbh, i can see why… But maybe things get better (hopefully) (im atheist but please god let it rain some braincells for the people)

        • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
          315·
          11 months ago

          My entire existence is basically a joke so don’t take me too serious.

          In general its a better approach to think everything on the internet is satire until clarified that its not, way better for your believe in humanity, trust me.

          • ToastedRavioli@lemmy.world
            4·
            11 months ago

            I see a lot of people on the internet say some pretty horrible shit with a lot of conviction. Sorry that you’re having a rough time. Hopefully adding more clarity to your communication helps a bit.