The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a “doom loop” for the world’s poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

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    Eh, the way it was written I wouldn’t have read it as sarcasm. Text and tone yada yada. That said, I’ve definitely seen people who seriously think like this.

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      For real? (serious) a nuclear war might be beneficial because mostly citys of big polluters will be taken out, starvation always hits those that already basically don’t pollute. So that argument would make 0 sense regardless…

      And i don’t think a nuclear war is exactly what we want… There are better ways than to suicide on species level…

      Edit to clarify that im not in favor of nuclear war…

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        It’s called Malthusianism (after the philosopher Malthus) and, yes, it is a real philosophy.

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            Sort of. Malthusians believe that disasters which take out large numbers of people help to keep the population in check and are therefore necessary. Obviously a little oversimplified, but that’s about what it boils down to.

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              Sounds somewhat reasonable and nuts at the same time.

              Like some sad people that lost people in a Desaster saying it was for the greater good when in reality its ultimately meaningless.

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                It’s not an illogical stance; it’s just one that requires you to become less empathetic.