irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
So many negative threads here and I get it, it’s human nature. We focus on negative things because that’s what helps us survive.
So this is to post more positive things.
A year or so ago I was at a Del Taco and there was a homeless guy standing near the front. One of the workers who was on break went up to the front and told him to go ahead and order what he wanted. He asked if it was okay to get a certain burrito meal and she said “yes”.
From what I gather from that interaction, employees get free or discounted meals during their shifts and she gave hers to him. I found that heartwarming because she chose to feed him instead of herself. And it looks like she does that regularly.
I asked AI about designing a “circular food economy”. Basically the premise was to give food places tax breaks/credits for donating food at the end of day to local shelters/pantries/families instead of throwing it away. This idea sort of already exists with TooGoodToGo but instead of consumers purchasing discounted food, it would be donated to feeding the needy. Could even use ridehare to solve the transportation issues to deliver food to those who can’t get to a distribution location.
Pipe dream? Probably… but it would be nice to leverage technology to help businesses with costs, assist local governments with social outreach, reduce food waste, feed the hungry and support the economy.
So this is to post more positive things.
A year or so ago I was at a Del Taco and there was a homeless guy standing near the front. One of the workers who was on break went up to the front and told him to go ahead and order what he wanted. He asked if it was okay to get a certain burrito meal and she said “yes”.
From what I gather from that interaction, employees get free or discounted meals during their shifts and she gave hers to him. I found that heartwarming because she chose to feed him instead of herself. And it looks like she does that regularly.
I asked AI about designing a “circular food economy”. Basically the premise was to give food places tax breaks/credits for donating food at the end of day to local shelters/pantries/families instead of throwing it away. This idea sort of already exists with TooGoodToGo but instead of consumers purchasing discounted food, it would be donated to feeding the needy. Could even use ridehare to solve the transportation issues to deliver food to those who can’t get to a distribution location.
Pipe dream? Probably… but it would be nice to leverage technology to help businesses with costs, assist local governments with social outreach, reduce food waste, feed the hungry and support the economy.
