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There's a whole class of article like this one that rub me the wrong way for reasons I can't quite explain. It's basically taking a theoretical "average person
by esotericn 8y ago
There's a whole class of article like this one that rub me the wrong way for reasons I can't quite explain.
It's basically taking a theoretical "average person" who just happens to be very wasteful and extrapolating in the headline, heavily implying something which isn't actually the case.
I don't waste food unless you include things like chopping the end off an onion because it could theoretically have been used in a soup. Actual waste, the sort of 'throwing away a burger' the article describes, just doesn't happen to me.
Beyond that, logically a person who cares about their carbon footprint does not waste (significant amounts of) food.
X is bigger than Y if you stretch X.
- c22 8y agoI used to be good at not wasting food until I had kids. A toddler will ask for a burger, confirm they want a burger, and then not eat any of it. Or they'll just eat the cheese. You can save it in a tupperware in the fridge and they might take a bite from it in the next few days but eventually you will have to throw it out. If you try to eat the burger the child will cry.