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I wonder about America's utility function.

"The hunger problem" is clearly someone else's problem, but what would be America's problem? Something about competing with other countries in various aspects of power, while mainaining and servicing its internal power structure, probably.

How relevant is feeding people to that?

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> How relevant is feeding people to that?

It doesn't generate shareholder value. Unless you're a grocery store or food producer whose customers are subsidized by food stamps or similar programs.

Feeding people also reduces the risk of a revolution (whether peaceful or violent) forcibly changing our power structures.

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