China might be in big trouble

[stvdv]

China might be in big trouble

Tekst-link:
China to bring in law against food waste with fines for promoting overeating

Video-link:

We all know that China knows how to earn money ... the biggest business in the world is about consumption. The more you eat (consume) the more money will be made.

China banning over consumption of food proves they are in huge trouble

I wish people would also reduce the waste of plastic, military waste, production of things made to last a short amount of time, where it would be possible to last for ever and so much more. The whole world has become a "waste bin".

Don't waste food is very good. Saves our nature, economy, health in the long run

Questions that come to mind:
What do you think, is this a good initiative of China?
Should the rest of the world also start working on this?
Should banning be extended to other "waste" products also?
Should the world work on this together, like with the Corona pandemic?
IF China has this food trouble does it mean it's a problem of the whole world (soon)?
Excess eating is a habit, so it is an addiction; is stopping "cold turkey" the right way?

 

[Twilight Hue]

Sounds like something the nanny state democrats would do.

 

[Audie]

China might be in big trouble

Tekst-link:
China to bring in law against food waste with fines for promoting overeating

Video-link:

We all know that China knows how to earn money ... the biggest business in the world is about consumption. The more you eat (consume) the more money will be made.

China banning over consumption of food proves they are in huge trouble

I wish people would also reduce the waste of plastic, military waste, production of things made to last a short amount of time, where it would be possible to last for ever and so much more. The whole world has become a "waste bin".

Don't waste food is very good. Saves our nature, economy, health in the long run

Question: What do you think, is this a good initiative of China? Should the rest of the world also start working on this? Extending it to other "waste" products?

It would not be a minute too soon.

Note that there was massive crop failure.

 

[Audie]

Sounds like something the nanny state democrats would do.

Essentially what was said against T. Roosevelt's efforts against adulterated food and quack medicine.

 

[SalixIncendium]

The thread title immediately brought this to mind...

 

[epronovost]

Of course if you have a problem of food production and distribution that can cause localised famine or threaten your society, fighting against waste is extremely important. Not doing so would be tantamount of commiting suicide. My only question is how draconian are going to be those laws and how they are going to be enforced. The devil is in the details.

 

[stvdv]

Of course if you have a problem of food production and distribution that can cause localised famine or threaten your society, fighting against waste is extremely important. Not doing so would be tantamount of commiting suicide. My only question is how draconian are going to be those laws and how they are going to be enforced. The devil is in the details.

Many Chinese have a smartwatch counting the calories you eat, and probably many have a smartphone too, sending this info to their Big Brother

 

[Audie]

Many Chinese have a smartwatch counting the calories you eat, and probably many have a smartphone too, sending this info to their Big Brother

Sheesh, its not that bad.

Actually, in many ways China is less regulated than the US.

ETA, some interesting perspective on China from
"SERPENTENZA " on YouTube

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Sounds like something the nanny state democrats would do.

Does everything you dislike remind you of "Democrats?" You do seem to return that theme quite often.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Does everything you dislike remind you of "Democrats?" You do seem to return that theme quite often.

Its what happens when you live in New York.

 

[Heyo]

China might be in big trouble

Tekst-link:
China to bring in law against food waste with fines for promoting overeating

Video-link:

We all know that China knows how to earn money ... the biggest business in the world is about consumption. The more you eat (consume) the more money will be made.

China banning over consumption of food proves they are in huge trouble

I wish people would also reduce the waste of plastic, military waste, production of things made to last a short amount of time, where it would be possible to last for ever and so much more. The whole world has become a "waste bin".

Don't waste food is very good. Saves our nature, economy, health in the long run

Questions that come to mind:
What do you think, is this a good initiative of China?
Should the rest of the world also start working on this?
Should banning be extended to other "waste" products also?
Should the world work on this together, like with the Corona pandemic?
IF China has this food trouble does it mean it's a problem of the whole world (soon)?
Excess eating is a habit, so it is an addiction; is stopping "cold turkey" the right way?

With the world population still growing and climate change about to cause severe problems we'll have to rethink food production, consumption and distribution all over the world.

 

[Revoltingest]

Sounds like something the nanny state democrats would do.

Aye, there's no chance of my emigrating to that people's utopia.

 

[sun rise]

Essentially what was said against T. Roosevelt's efforts against adulterated food and quack medicine.

I seldom agree with you, @Audie , but here I do 100%

 

[stvdv]

With the world population still growing and climate change about to cause severe problems we'll have to rethink food production, consumption and distribution all over the world.

Yes, I agree. And I think what China does is a good step in the right direction. At least they start at the root: "stop wasting".

In Holland they started also. Supermarkets give away (or at a very reduced price) food just before the date that they otherwise have to throw it away

 

[Mock Turtle]

Ever since we discovered that the Earth was not flat but round, some have tried to emulate such - with some nations leading more than others.

Trumpty Dumpty.

 

[Heyo]

Yes, I agree. And I think what China does is a good step in the right direction. At least they start at the root: "stop wasting".

In Holland they started also. Supermarkets give away (or at a very reduced price) food just before the date that they otherwise have to throw it away

We have the reduced price items also but there are legal fights over giving food away that is beyond the best-before date, food rests from restaurants and "dumpster diving".
Food safety laws preventing people from eating at all - there is something wrong.

 

[stvdv]

We have the reduced price items also but there are legal fights over giving food away that is beyond the best-before date, food rests from restaurants and "dumpster diving".
Food safety laws preventing people from eating at all - there is something wrong.

In Holland they are not allowed to give food away that is beyond the "best before date". So, they give it on the "best before date usually"

Indeed there is something very wrong. It is total lack of gratitude for food/energy provided by "Mother Earth" to start with

But it's also short term vision (IF I make money abusing the Earth resources THEN I don't care about the future)

 

[Audie]

I seldom agree with you, @Audie , but here I do 100%

You are seldom on the right side of anything.

 

[exchemist]

Sounds like something the nanny state democrats would do.

Fat guy, are you?

 

[Audie]

Ever since we discovered that the Earth was not flat but round, some have tried to emulate such - with some nations leading more than others.

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Trumpty Dumpty.

Isn't it about time to leave all things Trump
somewhere in the smoke along the travcs?