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They need fuel because they need boats that go far. They need to go far because the supply of fish has decreased. Fishing is not a modern activity. Rafts exist
by asciiresort 4y ago
They need fuel because they need boats that go far. They need to go far because the supply of fish has decreased.
Fishing is not a modern activity. Rafts existed long before people rode horses.
- walrus01 4y agoAnd in some very poor locations people do fish by sail and rowing, but even in some of the lowest income countries on earth, using small petrol engines is increasingly common (source: buying local seafood in Sierra Leone some years back).
- asciiresort 4y ago> using small petrol engines is increasingly common (source: buying local seafood Right, because the locals have changed from fishing for themselves to fishing for others. This is market economy dynamics of engaging in activity that produces the most money.
- walrus01 4y agoAt least where I was buying fish it was all for domestic consumption in the Freetown metro area. Very little or none of it was being caught to be frozen or canned.
- yunohn 4y agoYou also don’t need fuel to go to work, commuting is a modern activity. With COVID and the increase in fuel prices, we should /all/ work from home and let civilisation crumble. /s