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Marha01today at 3:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

Food production is indeed a solved problem in most countries (we are almost post-scarcity when it comes to food), which is why obesity is a much bigger issue than hunger today. Hunger is present pretty much only in conflict zones. I fully expect such issues in conflict zones, even in AI post-scarcity world.

Housing is definitely not post-scarcity today, building a house is still very expensive, not to mention the limited availability of land zoned for housing.


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squidbeaktoday at 3:14 PM

> Hunger is present pretty much only in conflict zones.

How do you explain the existence of food banks in peaceful first world countries?

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LunaSeatoday at 3:34 PM

> which is why obesity is a much bigger issue than hunger today

Obesity is much more related to the type of food than the quantity.

Many developing countries have obesity issues due to scarcity of fresh and healthy food.

In some places coca cola is cheaper and / or more available than drinking water.