Comments by "Gaza is not Amalek" (@Ass_of_Amalek) on "Why People Risk Their Lives To Harvest Açaí | True Cost | Business Insider" video.

  1. this sort of monetization of fruits from mixed forests in the amazon and similar places where forests are threatened by more destructive sorts of economic use should be supported and regulated, because that's how you make it possible for people to live there who are motivated to protect the forests. brazil nuts are another good example, those traditionally come from natural forests like this, too. of course there needs to be some oversight to prevent the people making money from the fruits from increasing the number of fruit-bearing trees too much at the expense of other plants. but generally, fruits from trees that grow well in mixed forests are an ideal way to get some economic use out of mostly natural forests.
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  2. well, it's been quite a while, but africa and south america used to be connected, as you can still make out by the shape of their coast lines. that was a long enough time ago for a lot of evolution to take place, but palms in particular are rather archaeic plants, so I wouldn't be surprised if they hadn't evolved apart that much.
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  3. well, clearly that standard export product of frozen paste requires very expensive production facilities and transport arrangements, but perhaps there are other products along the lines of jam and candies that they could make locally
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  4. prester john yikes! axel springer is germany's equivalent of news corp/rupert murdoch. their main publication is bild, germany's daily mail.
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