[g1313]

We have a free capitalist system, so if you want to grow your own food, what's stopping you? The other nice thing about our free society is that others who do not share your opinions or abilities can make different choices. This seems like a feature, not a bug.

This isn't really restaurant related per se, but the discussion and implications of this discussion made me think...

It's kind of amazing how little a shift in nature (.08mm virus with an RNA code) can impact so many things so much. But I'd like to postulate that this demonstrates how dumb we have chosen to organize our society.

The reason I am an entrepreneur is because I believe in self-determination. The idea that we can't grow/raise all our own food in any sort of pragmatic way (because farming is hard work), and we are effective slaves to modern economic systems, is upsetting to me. I want to be in control of my own life, free to do what I want (without impinging on the rights of others), not dependent on anyone for anything, and if I am, be forced to form trusted partnerships with those who can provide me what I need and me what they need. When forming partnerships with others, there are always tradeoffs, but we need incentives to make the wisest choices, not the most instantly or superficially gratifying.

I sincerely hope one of the biggest lessons we learn as a human society from this debacle is the frailty of global economics. The more locally sourced and produced things are, the less vulnerable we are to disruptions in our lives. Because every time we scale something up and cut out a rung of economic ecosystem, we stack more cards on our ever escalating house of them.

We simply must learn everything carries a cost, and most of the time the cheaper short term cost always ends up being most expensive. We can pay less up-front and much more later.  Or we can pay more up-front and nothing later.  Stupidly, as a society, we seem to always choose less cost now and more later.  It makes absolutely zero sense.

[g1313]

We have a free capitalist system, so if you want to grow your own food, what's stopping you? The other nice thing about our free society is that others who do not share your opinions or abilities can make different choices. This seems like a feature, not a bug.

This isn't really restaurant related per se, but the discussion and implications of this discussion made me think...

It's kind of amazing how little a shift in nature (.08mm virus with an RNA code) can impact so many things so much. But I'd like to postulate that this demonstrates how dumb we have chosen to organize our society.

The reason I am an entrepreneur is because I believe in self-determination. The idea that we can't grow/raise all our own food in any sort of pragmatic way (because farming is hard work), and we are effective slaves to modern economic systems, is upsetting to me. I want to be in control of my own life, free to do what I want (without impinging on the rights of others), not dependent on anyone for anything, and if I am, be forced to form trusted partnerships with those who can provide me what I need and me what they need. When forming partnerships with others, there are always tradeoffs, but we need incentives to make the wisest choices, not the most instantly or superficially gratifying.

I sincerely hope one of the biggest lessons we learn as a human society from this debacle is the frailty of global economics. The more locally sourced and produced things are, the less vulnerable we are to disruptions in our lives. Because every time we scale something up and cut out a rung of economic ecosystem, we stack more cards on our ever escalating house of them.

We simply must learn everything carries a cost, and most of the time the cheaper short term cost always ends up being most expensive. We can pay less up-front and much more later.  Or we can pay more up-front and nothing later.  Stupidly, as a society, we seem to always choose less cost now and more later.  It makes absolutely zero sense.