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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.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Log off social media for a bit there. Things aren't great out there, but I'm being absolutely sincere that this environment is a negative feedback loop that makes it out to be even worse. We all need to step away from time to time. Come back in a week we will all still be here.

[–] TokenBoomer 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Taking a week off isn’t going to stop collapse. Ignoring something doesn’t make it go away.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Worrying about something you can't control isn't going to make things better either.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Assuming it's about control or that you can't control it is the worst. There's always something we can do about our problems. To think otherwise is to allow yourself to be consumed by them.