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> they would've told him to take care of the wild pigs problem Why cant the locals take care of the pigs problems themselves? Just hunt them or dig a ditch ar

by sumedh 5y ago

> they would've told him to take care of the wild pigs problem Why cant the locals take care of the pigs problems themselves? Just hunt them or dig a ditch around the farm so that they cant cross it.

yakshaving_jgt 5y ago
They probably can, but solving that problem is not the point of the anecdote.
raincom 5y ago
it is not as easy as it sounds. When your farming land is next to forests, you get these wild pigs. You can't hunt them at nights every day. And your digging option or building a 6 foot wall is not profitable. In India, people just set up a thick aluminum wire around their farms, then energize around 6 pm. You end up seeing many pigs getting electrocuted. This has other affects: sometimes, even humans get electrocuted. I know someone, whose mom and whose sister got electrocuted by such a wire when these women went to collect some hay. Now people are afraid to walk around these lands after sunset.
- zozbot234 5y ago
  > You end up seeing many pigs getting electrocuted. ... Hey, at least those farmers are getting some free bacon out of the deal. Must be worth the risks once you take that into account.
- sumedh 5y ago
  > your digging option or building a 6 foot wall is not profitable. If the other option is to not use the farmland then I dont see why you wont invest the time to dig a ditch or build a wall.
kthejoker2 5y ago
Wow, you read that post about not being smug and not assuming you know better than the experts on the ground ... and decided to throw in a couple of 3%-baked (at best) "solutions" complete with a "Just" to let everyone know how dumb they are not to see this obvious thing? Hubris doesn't do it justice ...
- sumedh 5y ago
  Not sure why you thought I am smug. If you read OP's comment he said the locals wanted a solution for the wild pigs. Instead of giving some constructive feedback about the solutions you just wanted to attack me. I am not saying those people are dumb but as per your flawed argument no one else can come up with a solution to help those people so no-one should try. That is more like a crab mentality.
  - kthejoker2 5y ago
    The locals didn't want a solution for the wild pigs; they were well aware of them, and already had ways of dealing with them. You're not even solving the right problem. The shallowness of your comment is a perfect microcosm of Mackenzie Scott's giving philosophy.
    - sumedh 5y ago
      What were the ways of dealing them? Why were they not using the fertile soil if they had dealt with the pigs? >You're not even solving the right problem. What is the right problem then? The NGO's and others alway have an option not to accept Mackenzie's money so I dont know why you are complaining?

by sumedh 5y ago

> they would've told him to take care of the wild pigs problem Why cant the locals take care of the pigs problems themselves? Just hunt them or dig a ditch around the farm so that they cant cross it.

yakshaving_jgt 5y ago

They probably can, but solving that problem is not the point of the anecdote.

raincom 5y ago

it is not as easy as it sounds. When your farming land is next to forests, you get these wild pigs. You can't hunt them at nights every day. And your digging option or building a 6 foot wall is not profitable. In India, people just set up a thick aluminum wire around their farms, then energize around 6 pm. You end up seeing many pigs getting electrocuted. This has other affects: sometimes, even humans get electrocuted. I know someone, whose mom and whose sister got electrocuted by such a wire when these women went to collect some hay. Now people are afraid to walk around these lands after sunset.

zozbot234 5y ago
> You end up seeing many pigs getting electrocuted. ... Hey, at least those farmers are getting some free bacon out of the deal. Must be worth the risks once you take that into account.
sumedh 5y ago
> your digging option or building a 6 foot wall is not profitable. If the other option is to not use the farmland then I dont see why you wont invest the time to dig a ditch or build a wall.

kthejoker2 5y ago

Wow, you read that post about not being smug and not assuming you know better than the experts on the ground ... and decided to throw in a couple of 3%-baked (at best) "solutions" complete with a "Just" to let everyone know how dumb they are not to see this obvious thing? Hubris doesn't do it justice ...

sumedh 5y ago
Not sure why you thought I am smug. If you read OP's comment he said the locals wanted a solution for the wild pigs. Instead of giving some constructive feedback about the solutions you just wanted to attack me. I am not saying those people are dumb but as per your flawed argument no one else can come up with a solution to help those people so no-one should try. That is more like a crab mentality.
- kthejoker2 5y ago
  The locals didn't want a solution for the wild pigs; they were well aware of them, and already had ways of dealing with them. You're not even solving the right problem. The shallowness of your comment is a perfect microcosm of Mackenzie Scott's giving philosophy.
  - sumedh 5y ago
    What were the ways of dealing them? Why were they not using the fertile soil if they had dealt with the pigs? >You're not even solving the right problem. What is the right problem then? The NGO's and others alway have an option not to accept Mackenzie's money so I dont know why you are complaining?