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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Blows my mind the laborers producing chocolate have never tasted it

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, that was incredible too. I wonder how many other agricultural products are made by people who never had an opportunity to consume them? Are there coffee growers who have never had a cup of coffee?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

Vanilla bean is one. A lot of the people who produce it don't really understand why we want it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

in portugal we produce weed for the foreign markets. a single person can't plant though, its a crime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Sounds like an anachronistic law that can be overturned by voting for the right party come next election!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Making chocolate from cacao pods is a lot more complicated than making coffee from raw beans. Because of that, I assume most coffee growers have access to brewed coffee.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It really shouldn't. Most people working jobs don't get paid enough to benefit from the services or products they provide.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

People building Ferraris usually don't have one in their garage

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That’s a silly comparison. Chocolate is ubiquitous in Western society. Ferraris are not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It's an hyperbole. You underestimate the luxury of chocolate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

but they've probably driven one at least once between birth and death