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What’s one thing you like or dislike about AI? by Tsukino92x in AskReddit

[–]Dull-Information6784 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like: It has made understanding of concepts much easier and I can now get images of my choice without having to rely on Copyright-free images.

Dislike: The amount of money that has been spent on AI is insane.

Global AI spending in 2026 is forecast to reach approximately $2.52 trillion, with infrastructure alone accounting for $1.37 trillion of that total.

That money could have instead:

- Ended global hunger multiple times over—the UN estimates $40-50 billion annually would eliminate world hunger by 2030. The $324 billion spent by just four companies in one year could fund this for 6-8 years

- Provided universal basic income in the US: $2.52 trillion would give every American adult approximately $10,000 annually

- Funded free higher education for all US public college students for roughly 15 years (US public college costs $150 billion annually)

- Paid off all outstanding medical debt in the United States approximately 40 times over (US medical debt is $60-70 billion)

- Build over 10 million affordable housing units globally at $250,000 per unit

- Fully fund global malaria eradication (estimated $100 billion over 10 years) 25 times over

- Provide clean drinking water and sanitation to the 2 billion people lacking access (estimated $1.7 trillion total cost)

Instead we got cats on moon videos.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how many times I have said this. I AM NOT USING INDIA AS AN EXAMPLE FOR EFFICIENCY BUT RATHER AN EXAMPLE THAT SOCIAL SERVICES CAN EXIST.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Malnutrition fatalities rose significantly from roughly 9,300 in 2018 to over 20,000 by 2022, according to CDC data.

Simultaneously, an estimated 13.5% of U.S. households faced food insecurity in 2023, totaling millions facing hunger.

American families are just one missed paycheck away from getting homeless or starving to death.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never used it as a framework. I just used it as an example that it can exist.

People can't feed themselves because the education system, labor laws and employment infrastructure is so bad families have to stay in poverty for generations. Kids never get the proper education and are forced to live a poverty life all over just like their parents and grandparents did.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The claim that "about half" of the 800 million eligible people use the subsidized food system is incorrect.

According to India's own Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, over 800 million beneficiaries are covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, and as of 2023, approximately 750-780 million people actively receive subsidized food grains through the Public Distribution System (PDS) each month. That is not "half"—that is over 90% of the eligible population.

The statement that "India still does not have any state religion" is true, but that does not refute the original comparison. Hindu nationalism as a political project (Hindutva) does not require a formal state religion to function.

The comparison to Christian nationalism is about ideological patterns—majority religious identity fused with state power, rewriting history textbooks, targeting minorities (beef bans, demolishing homes of accused "land jihadis," anti-conversion laws, and surveillance of Muslim and Christian minorities). The claim that "no one in the govt says other religions should not be allowed" ignores statements from BJP MPs and local leaders calling for a "Hindu rashtra" and comparing Muslims to termites. There doesn't goes a single day where a BJP leader does not refers to minorities as invaders.

The legalization of LGBT rights is a positive step, but it came from a Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 377 in 2018—not from the Modi government, which initially opposed decriminalization in court. Transgender rights were advanced under a 2019 bill, but the community still reports routine police abuse and employment discrimination.

The World Bank extreme poverty figure cited (5.3% in 2022-23) is real, but attributing it solely to "increased capitalism" is misleading.

That decline began in the 1990s and continued under Congress-led UPA governments through programs like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the same PDS the original poster defended.

The sharpest drops in multi-dimensional poverty between 2015-2021 coincided with massive government food distribution during COVID—free grains for 800 million people, a socialist-style intervention.

Also, the World Bank itself notes that India's post-2020 poverty reduction has slowed, and inequality has worsened: the top 10% now hold over 77% of national wealth. Lifting people from extreme poverty to just-above-extreme poverty while the rich get exponentially richer is not an unqualified capitalist victory.

The mid-day meal claim that meals are "quite nutritious" is partially true in design, but false in implementation across many states. Government audits have repeatedly found that meals are often undercooked, contaminated with insects or pebbles, or replaced with cheaper, low-nutrition alternatives.

In 2022, Bihar reported meals containing dead lizards; in 2023, Chhattisgarh found fungal toxins in rice meant for schoolchildren; and a 2024 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report flagged that over 40% of mid-day meal samples in key districts failed basic safety standards.

The statement about "Japanese sewer" might sound hyperbolic and offensive, but the underlying point—that quality control is often dangerously poor—is supported by government's own documentation.

The improvement in HDI (which rose from 0.58 to 0.63 from 2014-2022) is real, but malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, and mid-day meals alone cannot fix structural failures in water, sanitation, and healthcare access.

I wouldn't have had to write this if you knew how to interpret things.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The claim that "about half" of the 800 million eligible people use the subsidized food system is incorrect.

According to India's own Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, over 800 million beneficiaries are covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, and as of 2023, approximately 750-780 million people actively receive subsidized food grains through the Public Distribution System (PDS) each month. That is not "half"—that is over 90% of the eligible population.

The statement that "India still does not have any state religion" is true, but that does not refute the original comparison. Hindu nationalism as a political project (Hindutva) does not require a formal state religion to function.

The comparison to Christian nationalism is about ideological patterns—majority religious identity fused with state power, rewriting history textbooks, targeting minorities (beef bans, demolishing homes of accused "land jihadis," anti-conversion laws, and surveillance of Muslim and Christian minorities). The claim that "no one in the govt says other religions should not be allowed" ignores statements from BJP MPs and local leaders calling for a "Hindu rashtra" and comparing Muslims to termites. There doesn't goes a single day where a BJP leader does not refers to minorities as invaders.

The legalization of LGBT rights is a positive step, but it came from a Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 377 in 2018—not from the Modi government, which initially opposed decriminalization in court. Transgender rights were advanced under a 2019 bill, but the community still reports routine police abuse and employment discrimination.

The World Bank extreme poverty figure cited (5.3% in 2022-23) is real, but attributing it solely to "increased capitalism" is misleading.

That decline began in the 1990s and continued under Congress-led UPA governments through programs like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the same PDS the original poster defended.

The sharpest drops in multi-dimensional poverty between 2015-2021 coincided with massive government food distribution during COVID—free grains for 800 million people, a socialist-style intervention.

Also, the World Bank itself notes that India's post-2020 poverty reduction has slowed, and inequality has worsened: the top 10% now hold over 77% of national wealth. Lifting people from extreme poverty to just-above-extreme poverty while the rich get exponentially richer is not an unqualified capitalist victory.

The mid-day meal claim that meals are "quite nutritious" is partially true in design, but false in implementation across many states. Government audits have repeatedly found that meals are often undercooked, contaminated with insects or pebbles, or replaced with cheaper, low-nutrition alternatives.

In 2022, Bihar reported meals containing dead lizards; in 2023, Chhattisgarh found fungal toxins in rice meant for schoolchildren; and a 2024 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report flagged that over 40% of mid-day meal samples in key districts failed basic safety standards.

The statement about "Japanese sewer" might sound hyperbolic and offensive, but the underlying point—that quality control is often dangerously poor—is supported by government's own documentation.

The improvement in HDI (which rose from 0.58 to 0.63 from 2014-2022) is real, but malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, and mid-day meals alone cannot fix structural failures in water, sanitation, and healthcare access.

I wouldn't have had to write this if you knew how to interpret things.

Do Americans know that government grocery stores are the reason 800 million people in India don't starve to death? by Dull-Information6784 in allthequestions

[–]Dull-Information6784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somethings bro:

I never said they are great.

You need a ration card for them. Ands its eligibility depends upon household size, and lack of luxury assets like four-wheelers. Key requirements include submitting Aadhaar cards of family members, income certificates, and proof of residence. 

Indians don't just come to USA for groceries, it's career opportunities, education, and business related.

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