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>Neoliberal capitalism won't innovate on these areas. Wouldn't you put the transition from agriculture based economy under neoliberal capitalism? We went from
by WillPostForFood 4y ago
>Neoliberal capitalism won't innovate on these areas.
Wouldn't you put the transition from agriculture based economy under neoliberal capitalism? We went from 90% farm employment to 10% while massively increasing output.
Tech folks don't think food production is exciting so they miss all the innovation.
https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/1/8/22872749/john-deere-self-driving-tractor-autonomous-farming https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/1/8/22872749/john-deere-self...
As to housing and health care, we don't have "neoliberal capitalism", we have highly regulated, captured, markets. If you moved to zero zoning in SF you'd start to have innovative building.
- csours 4y agoMy comment on food is not about the quantity or efficiency - those have advanced quite well. It is about the quality and value.
- WillPostForFood 4y agoThe quality of food is better in a modern market like whole foods today than what you got 50 or 100 years ago. Or if you like it super fresh, in pretty much every city you have organic produce at multiple local farmer's markets. Or look at restaurant options today vs even 40 years ago. Coffee today vs Folger's. Fair trade chocolate vs Hershey's. Access to fresh fruit, year round, via global supply chains. I don't know what hasn't gotten better. The worst thing about food today is abundance of cheap (value?) junk food, but that's an accomplishment in its own way.