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The price of rice is skyrocketing, and it's pushing millions more people towards starvation (www.abc.net.au)

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The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It may sound silly but it's put succinctly and there's an element of grim truth to it.

Additionally, do we have to compare everything to Reddit? It's the Internet, people are going to cope how they cope.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just want to filter out the words Reddit, Elon and Trump. I’m just so tired.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Curating your experience certainly helps. Thankfully Lemmy clients are starting to have keyword blocks I hear. It's the thing I miss the most about Boost.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So Huffman, Musk, and Trump walk into a bar...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And they order everyone around?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can in connect for Lemmy.

Idk if it works for comments but it forsure works for titles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I used to do it in Apollo with Trump. It was nice living in my bubble.