ziq wrote on January 21, 2023 at 9:59 AM (edited on January 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM)

Reply to comment by Ishkah in What’s an unpopular opinion that you hold when it comes to anarchism or general leftist thought? by byro1234512345

but why consume something as empty of nutrients and destructive to the ecosystem as bread when there are wild mallows and mustards growing right next to that dumpster? doesn't your body deserve better than stale death?

Ishkah wrote on January 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM

I'm 6ft 3 and cycle everywhere, a sandwich with wholemeal bread as a snack is a cheap tasty way of getting my carbs in. It might be that I should stop buying it for ecological reasons and crop deaths, but that's not an argument against dumpster diving it.

ziq wrote on January 22, 2023 at 12:26 AM (edited on January 22, 2023 at 12:28 AM)

It is when you can choose different free food that's just as readily available and far more nutritious. It's not like you're starving.

Ishkah wrote on January 22, 2023 at 3:31 AM (edited on January 22, 2023 at 9:35 PM)

So the mere sadness I feel about crop deaths that happen in the production of bread should prevent me from dumpster diving bread otherwise I'm not truly relating to wildlife with dignity?

Me dumpster diving lots of edible material is fast and means money saved on buying food, which means I don't have to work to earn as much money, which means I have more time I can put into projects I care about like environmental ones. If I was growing a food forest and dumpster diving it would mean I could give away more food I've grown or leave more to wildlife. So, for me, all of that is relating to the wildlife that died in crop deaths with more dignity than I would be if I was leaving perfectly edible material in triple wrapped plastic in the trash.