Its about how you think about such issues. Any idea meant as a solution to world hunger is an idea that is going to require solving other problems, except its not really about solving problems, its about managing resources and costs, balancing ideas. Same as anything really, just think about it on a small scale. I sacrifice my time, to do a task for others, in order to receive money, in order to buy things I like. So I have a job basically. The variables involved there are easy to consider and comprehend, I could sacrifice more time to potentially get more money, which could mean I could buy more things. Or I could sacrifice less time and if potentially get less money. Change a variable, understand the consequence, as an individual, I can mostly decide personally if I want more money or more free time. There may be some restrictions as well, for example I can't literally work all the time to get all the money… thats not how it works. That would be an unrealistic idea of how things work and since we are looking at a relatively simple process most people understand that too.
As a collective? The variables of ending world hunger comes with costs and benefits and involves a multitude of variables that overlap with everything else, distribution of resources, politics, personal freedoms, ideologies about society and responsibilities of those societies, of groups, individuals. Lots and lots of variables with their own processes with costs and benefits, sacrifices, priorities. Unlike my own personal decision about whether I should work more to get more money, a much larger problem involving a much larger group on individuals… much slower to come to decisions more things to consider and weigh up, again different costs and benefits, some people prefer more money, some people prefer more time, and for some people other things are more important.
A common habit for us humans is to draw connections between effort and reward, so the more effort, the more reward, except… well generally its more complicated than that, specifically the conclusions people draw, not always being correct. One way that world hunger could be resolved is if people had a better understanding of economics, psychology, science, history, and each other, other people. Then those with what could be considered excess resources could share with those that could be considered to be struggling with the resources they have. Except again its more complicated than that, some individuals/groups are better at managing resources than others, some groups/individuals are better at acquiring resources better than others, other variables. Add in perceptions, which aren't perfect and add in that educating people, to make them understand is its own type of resource… same as experience which is a gradual process and doesn't always lead to increased understanding/empathy towards others, sometimes it can lead to bitterness and selfishness.
So a lot of ideas to end world hunger exist and have existed for a long time, there aren't going to be any new ideas that suddenly solve the problem, the fastest solution would be some sort of major technological development, which in of itself would bring its own positives and negatives, solutions and problems, and the most steady and sure methods are somewhat obvious (increases in general technology, understanding, empathy, leading to more sharing, unity, less selfishness/greed), already in progress, albeit with fluctuations and slow, just because of the sheer logistics involved, really slow. I mean best case scenario alongside some revolutionary new amazing technological breakthrough, occurs parallel to some sort of sociological tipping point, where peoples apathy is replaced by motivation and conviction, emotions by reason and logic, fear with empathy, and ignorance with humility and desire to learn, leading to politicians and leaders having to up there game, but thats unlikely and so individuals shouldn't just wait for that to happen. I think people should just do best to leave the world better when they leave it. Thats a lot more manageable for most.
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