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Does the food industry have a moral obligation to produce waste for the poor? It seems they discovered a market segment that had been previously overlooked. B
by p1mrx 8y ago
Does the food industry have a moral obligation to produce waste for the poor? It seems they discovered a market segment that had been previously overlooked.
Being transparent about where the food would have gone might make people think twice before lowering their quality standards, but in aggregate, I think the technology to route second-rate food to bargain hunters is a genie that won't be easily rebottled.
- eropple 8y agoWe are all, at the close of everything, equally human, and I would argue that there is not a human alive who has who does not bear some measure of responsibility for those who have not. Even a small measure at the very least, and getting shady at the expense of nonprofits and foodbanks is probably enough for, y'know...most Americans with the luxury--and it is a luxury, an extreme one--to found a venture-backed startup to surpass theirs.
- xg15 8y ago> Does the food industry have a moral obligation to produce waste for the poor? So, if private enterprises have no responsibility (because of free enterprise), the state has no responsibility (because of small government) and charities are strictly voluntary yet still compete against enterprises, then who actually does have responsibility?