• KevonLooney
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    11 months ago

    No one starves in the US. People have food with low nutritional value, but look up when the last mass starvation was. I doubt you find anything after the Great Depression.

    No one is going to farm indoors in CA (except a few hothouse items, weed, etc.) because the actual farms are literally an hour away. Lack of food isn’t a problem in LA. Apartments and houses to cook in, time for cooking, and cooking knowledge are the main limitations.

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      11 months ago

      Not only the opportunity cost, but the financial cost too. Real fresh healthy food costs more in time, money, and supplies (pots, pans, spices) than a $5 Stouffer’s frozen dinner.

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        11 months ago

        You need one pot and one pan, not “pots” or “pans” plural. You can get a good cast iron pan for $20 that will last for decades. I have literally done this. Spices are similar. You can buy salt for $1 and pepper for $3.

        That’s 4 hours work at federal minimum wage to buy these items 100% new (less if you just ask around for an old pan). Money is not the limiting factor for cooking food. It’s time and effort.