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Global obesity is actually a bigger issue than hunger now. Based on his quote, sounds like he realized Amazon is no longer important to him. The chair role is
by maxwell 6y ago
Global obesity is actually a bigger issue than hunger now.
Based on his quote, sounds like he realized Amazon is no longer important to him. The chair role is to give the impression that he's still involved, like Gates and Schmidt. He can do whatever he wants, so has seemingly decided on full Dr. Evil, with the front conglomerate, obsession with rockets, and even the friggin' hollowed out mountain.
- tenacious_tuna 6y agoMaybe this is a nitpick, but I don't like the phrasing of "X is a bigger problem than Y" as it implies a global standard for how we should address suffering, and (perhaps this is merely my interpretation) your phrasing and tone sound dismissive. On one hand we have people who are starving because they don't have access to a reliable food source. On the other, we have people who have severe health complications due to poor nutrition/obesity/whatnot. I believe it is also a mistake to compare relative suffering--e.g. perhaps (hypothetically) more people are obese than starving, but starving sounds more painful than being obese: these comparisons also run afoul of subjective experience and understanding. Both problems are significant, and require attention which we are capable of doing, as a civilization: we can multi-task. I believe it is naive to frame them in opposition to each other as well. Apologies if my reading of your post is not what you intended.
- maxwell 6y agoAgreed, didn't mean to sound dismissive, hunger and obesity are both major problems and you made good points. I was more implying that efforts should be based on data and vision, rather than assumptions of relative importance. As hunger, obesity, and climate change seem to share common root causes, solutions will likely be interconnected.