Post AYULVrUC8MeFD9kWPo by echanda@mstdn.ca
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(DIR) Post #AYUJFPTkIS9Do4ZCk4 by todayilearned@noc.social
2023-08-07T12:51:04Z
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TIL: Famine is not a natural disaster — nearly all historical famines, such as the Irish Potato Famine, are primarily man-made.https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/19/577659864/author-todays-famines-arent-as-bad-as-you-think-they-are#:~:text=Famine%20is%20not%20a%20natural,place%20to%20produce%20enough%20food.https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15kjlwp/til_famine_is_not_a_natural_disaster_nearly_all/
(DIR) Post #AYULVrUC8MeFD9kWPo by echanda@mstdn.ca
2023-08-07T13:16:25Z
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@todayilearned Correct.
(DIR) Post #AYUsHr5Q7UJqPB5elM by dichotomiker@dresden.network
2023-08-07T19:23:26Z
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@todayilearned Why come up with the Nature/Humanity duality in the first place? It doesn't work here. If people die because of natural disasters, people are involved, so it's not just a natural.We are always involved in this #anthropocene anyway.