• Victor@lemmy.world
    21·
    23 hours ago

    Food was produced to feed people before capitalism, surely. Or to trade, but mostly to feed people, rather than make a profit.

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialEnglish
      22·
      22 hours ago

      Food was produced to feed people before capitalism, surely. Or to trade, but mostly to feed people, rather than make a profit.

      What do you think a profit is? For that matter, why do you think food turns a profit in the modern day, if not its function of feeding people?

      • Victor@lemmy.world
        22·
        12 hours ago

        What do you think a profit is?

        To take more than you give. To make something not for the good of all, but for the good of you.

        why do you think food turns a profit in the modern day

        Because we are making food to be sold first, then eaten, rather than be eaten without first being sold.

        I mean, it’s quite simple, really?

        • PugJesus@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          11 hours ago

          To take more than you give. To make something not for the good of all, but for the good of you.

          … and you think people making things for their own good rather than the collective is an invention of capitalism?

          Because we are making food to be sold first, then eaten, rather than be eaten without first being sold.

          What do you think trading is if not selling and buying?

          • Victor@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 hours ago

            I don’t know where you’re taking this. Can you just say what you want said instead of asking questions? This will go a lot faster with that method than whatever is going on here. Thank you.