9 votes

India isn’t letting a single onion leave the country

6 comments

  1. [6]
    patience_limited
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    This is the first of several items I'm posting today on food and climate change. In a way, this is a politics topic since the prices of critical staple foods are always relevant to general public...

    This is the first of several items I'm posting today on food and climate change.

    In a way, this is a politics topic since the prices of critical staple foods are always relevant to general public perception of a ruling party. It seems to me that if people are made more aware of the direct connections between the cost/availability of their staple groceries, and rising weather instability, it might cause some deniers to flip.

    7 votes
    1. [5]
      JakeTheDog
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      Is it a good idea to flood such a small forum with so many similar posts in such a short time interval?

      Is it a good idea to flood such a small forum with so many similar posts in such a short time interval?

      1. [4]
        nothis
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        If they're quality, why not?

        If they're quality, why not?

        10 votes
        1. [3]
          JakeTheDog
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          Information overload / lack of audience attention and focus for all of it. Plus drowning out other topics. It's just more effective to have a steady stream of a topic if one wishes to really...

          Information overload / lack of audience attention and focus for all of it. Plus drowning out other topics.

          It's just more effective to have a steady stream of a topic if one wishes to really instill it in others. Which is why it's common practice for content producers (comics, journalism, podcasts, comedic tweets etc) to space out and regularly schedule their posts regardless of when they're produced (e.g. all at once).

          1. [2]
            patience_limited
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            These are all topical stories from my feeds/subscriptions this week. As I mentioned elsewhere, it's harvest season in much of the Western Hemisphere. I'm not trying to act as a content producer,...

            These are all topical stories from my feeds/subscriptions this week. As I mentioned elsewhere, it's harvest season in much of the Western Hemisphere.

            I'm not trying to act as a content producer, trickling out stories to avoid saturating a marketplace of attention. I'm sharing resources that I found to be of interest and reasonable quality, as I happen to have time to post them.

            As to drowning out other topics, you may have been spoiled by the relative quiet on Tildes since the most prolific posters have moved on. There's nothing preventing you or others from submitting new topics to your heart's content should you be faced with material you don't find satisfactory.

            7 votes
            1. JakeTheDog
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              By no means was I trying to criticize you. I just think it would be a benefit to you to build a discussion. It's like how repetition over longer intervals is key to effective memory formation.

              By no means was I trying to criticize you. I just think it would be a benefit to you to build a discussion. It's like how repetition over longer intervals is key to effective memory formation.

              2 votes