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Cake day: January 22nd, 2024

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  • I was talking about this with a friend. The younger generations got screwed over because we have to evaluate what we value more, and give up one over the other to achieve one of the life goals. I managed to save for a house; but only because I lived with my parents for many years before moving out. I don’t have a car and I haven’t gone on foreign holidays in years. Meanwhile, my friend has travelled in so many countries but he doesn’t have enough savings for a house. The boomer generation has been able to afford to live their life to the fullest with just a single household income, and didn’t have to give up any or all of their life goals, values and desires.





  • The implication is that these surplus food could be given to other countries. But that means local farmers are out-competed (same reason why giving clothes to poor countries are discouraged because it out-competes local clothes manufacturers). Hence, when I said world hunger is solved, but it is not because of free market. But blaming free market alone is even an oversimplification; there is a more practical solution which I am sure will get a bigger pushback from majority of the world.