Laura Bartz, Chapter 1, Question 5

One part of the book that really stuck with me was when Wheelan was discussing the idea of luxury goods. Lately, I have  been thinking about how snobby some people will get about eating organic foods and foods that are not non-GMO. I recently saw a tweet from someone who is now a wealthy musician who was criticizing people for eating GMO foods. At first I was mostly annoyed that someone could be that upset about other people's eating habits, but then I started thinking about the amount of privilege that came with that series of tweets. He could sit there and criticize others for being so blind as to what they were putting in their body, but what he couldn't see was that the reason he cared so much about this topic was because he could afford to. Non-GMO certified foods are significantly more expensive making them a luxury good. He was so angry about this topic because he could afford to. This goes along with what Wheelan was saying about how first world countries care more about the Bengal tiger dying out because they could afford to. There is less concern with poorer countries because that's not where they can realistically, in a right state of mind, put their limited resources.