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.

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.

  • oce 🐆
    47•1 year ago

    I’m sorry if this disturbs you but free humour is one of the extremely important aspects of the internet that Lemmy needs to support. When you know who you are talking to you can avoid subjects that may hurt the other person but on the public internet this is not possible. The alternative to never dare making any joke because of the risk to hurt someone is dystopian.
    Top comment isn’t even a joke, it’s a movie reference that supports the idea that this is a serious topic.

    • @Mr_Blott
      5•1 year ago

      A huge percentage of us probably only exist today because our ancestors could laugh in the face of adversity and just carry on