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		AWildDHHAppears on July 31, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More microbursts are coming Wow! So telling people not to overeat--to save resources--is the same as rounding up people and shooting them! You YCombinator people sure are nuts! Yet you'll gladly tell people to drive less, or to change their lightbulbs to LEDs, things that could either greatly inconvenience people or cost money. Eating less is free!

gnaritas on July 31, 2016 [–]

> So telling people not to overeat--to save resources--is the same as rounding up people and shooting them

Yes, they're both equally ridiculous impractical and unrealistic solutions to a problem. That's the point he's making, you seem to be missing it.

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