> the fact that the general population doesn't understand this problem Rather, the general population either lives in one of the way too many food deserts in t

> the fact that the general population doesn't understand this problem Rather, the general population either lives in one of the way too many food deserts in the US [1], can't afford good food even if there was a store because they're struggling to make rent, or doesn't have the time and/or energy left at the end of the day to cook a decent fresh meal. FFS 47 million people in the US are food insecure, >50M used some sort of food assistance program in 2023 [2], and during Covid 30 fucking million children were at risk of hunger as the schools closed down [3]. The general population certainly understands they're eating shit or they're eating not enough, but has no power to change their circumstances. And from an European POV, y'all's groceries are expensive as fuck and blasted to hell and beyond with all sorts of pesticides and whatnot. [1] https://www.aecf.org/blog/communities-with-limited-food-access-in-the-united-states https://www.aecf.org/blog/communities-with-limited-food-acce... [2] https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america [3] https://www.tfah.org/article/covid-19-school-closures-put-30-million-children-at-risk-of-hunger/ https://www.tfah.org/article/covid-19-school-closures-put-30...