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My goal is to extract as much money as I can out of the tech industry, without compromising on my values. While I'm doing that I'm trying to build up a small food forest which will help me avoid the pyramid altogether.

My only hope for humanity is for at least 30% of the population to do the same, but I'm not holding my breath.



I don’t understand. You want 30% of the population of earth to farm their own food? Does economy of scale not apply to food production?


Yes I want at least 30% of the population on Earth to farm their own food.

I want the food system to become localized which will prevent a crisis which makes people starve and stops "food islands" where people in certain locations only have access to junk food and fast food.


> "food islands" where people in certain locations only have access to junk food and fast food.

Surely they also have access to the food that they can buy at the store and cook themselves?


I think OP meant "food desert". Food deserts are typically defined by not having access to such a store or that the only available ones are overpriced

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert


>Yes I want at least 30% of the population on Earth to farm their own food.

OH. I see, so you want hundreds of millions of people to starve to death - got it.


What is a food forest?


It's an agriculture practice which mimics natural forest for food production.


That's awesome! More power to ya!

I'm trying to work on ways to get people to basically do the same thing: live in ways more integrated with ecological systems. The weird thing I see is that there seems to be a lot of pent up demand, but people can't articulate what they want, so no one is selling it to them, leading to inadequate supply.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_Homes

> Village Homes is a planned community in Davis, Yolo County, California. It is designed to be ecologically sustainable by harnessing the energies and natural resources that exists in the landscape, especially stormwater and solar energy.




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