> Wow, they probably have no idea where their bananas come from. They certainly do. You should apply the principle of charity here. It's a site about effective

> Wow, they probably have no idea where their bananas come from. They certainly do. You should apply the principle of charity here. It's a site about effective altruism. They definitely know where bananas come from. More importantly, bananas (and other food production) are captured in economic output and measures of economic productivity. They're referencing quantitative comparisons of productivity. > The rest of the population does the work that needs doing to stay alive. A very very small percentage of the population works in food production.