• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Exactly, and thst sounds like the sort of rations Americans had during the world wars. It was supplimented by a mass movement of community gardens. Personally I’m more a fan of the ration points system we used so that you aren’t stuck with stuff you won’t use and those who’d rather eat like Hannibal of Carthage and go less hungry can do that while those who’d rather eat more resource intensive foods like meat can accept the cost of their demands in the form of calories. Though that may just be because I’ve always been the sort who’d rather be full of lentils and potatoes than hungry after a burger, even before I quit meat.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      Though that may just be because I’ve always been the sort who’d rather be full of lentils and potatoes than hungry after a burger,

      I think some of us have experienced poverty (or near-poverty) in our lives, so we understand things like this.