I get it, because it's not really my wheelhouse either. I spend more time gaming the system back home than contributing to it, I can admit that, but I'm used to living with the consequences of people above me fucking it up, too.
The biggest pitfall to me is an attitude problem. People just aren't used to living in a way where food is a daily concern, so they don't plan for the long term, or they dismiss planning as pointless because they hope the Admiral would only take it away temporarily. Over and over the thing I hear "wow, Tess, your world sucks" and some unspoken pity about it, like it'd never happen for them, or they made it past 2013 without it happening so it's impossible. They think they're special, so they're not thinking about if we crash, or lose engine power or something, and then we're floating in space without help.
And when a small number of people control the bulk of the food, and they're not even receptive to talking about how it's handled, they're probably going to lose their shit in an emergency. Wardens and inmates with better connections are going to get fed, and unpaired inmates are going to get overlooked quick. People who have no concept of food security are going to be baking cookies in the middle of a crisis because they'll think "this will be over in a week" or "having this would make me feel better." No! Even if it was only a week, watch how quick people riot when they haven't been fed for a couple days, or they're seeing other people get fed more than them. It gets ugly.
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I get it, because it's not really my wheelhouse either. I spend more time gaming the system back home than contributing to it, I can admit that, but I'm used to living with the consequences of people above me fucking it up, too.
The biggest pitfall to me is an attitude problem. People just aren't used to living in a way where food is a daily concern, so they don't plan for the long term, or they dismiss planning as pointless because they hope the Admiral would only take it away temporarily. Over and over the thing I hear "wow, Tess, your world sucks" and some unspoken pity about it, like it'd never happen for them, or they made it past 2013 without it happening so it's impossible. They think they're special, so they're not thinking about if we crash, or lose engine power or something, and then we're floating in space without help.
And when a small number of people control the bulk of the food, and they're not even receptive to talking about how it's handled, they're probably going to lose their shit in an emergency. Wardens and inmates with better connections are going to get fed, and unpaired inmates are going to get overlooked quick. People who have no concept of food security are going to be baking cookies in the middle of a crisis because they'll think "this will be over in a week" or "having this would make me feel better." No! Even if it was only a week, watch how quick people riot when they haven't been fed for a couple days, or they're seeing other people get fed more than them. It gets ugly.