Lots of criticism of modern food systems really does come down to the belief that food should be more expensive, harder to get, and more labor-intensive.

Which, fine. But let’s be honest about that. https://t.co/poqZUNmhpT

— Alex Trembath (@atrembath) October 16, 2019

This is one of the (many) reasons I object to the “progressive” trend to abstemious asceticism. How do they think this is going to help, exactly? We are at a turning point now and many pseudo-progressives wish to turn to living like medieval peasants — as if this were even possible or desirable. As if it wouldn’t cause the death of billions.

Abandoing technology, not developing it further, leads to the world of The Walking Dead — fewer zombies, but probably even more violence. Progressivism, like all modern ideologies, has failed. There is no path forward there.