> In some cases you will be correct. In others, millions will die.
And in the average case nothing happens. There's no reason to think it's a barbell shaped distribution with outcomes weighted towards the extremes.
Further, it's not a trap-door decision, and it's not a decision that leads to instant death and despair. If it becomes problematic, it's quite straightforward to reverse course.
> On average, casino players lose a little bit of money. But with a gambler mindset, you lose everything.
This isn't a casino.
> And yet two of the worst famines in the last century were not reversed.
That's actually not really the right way of looking at it. You're measuring the things that did happen without measuring the things that didn't happen. How many were stopped? How many were stopped by the Farm Bill alone?
I'm not actually sure which of the famines you're referring to but if you're referring to the Holodomor, it was intentional.
I'm not that versed in US governing. Which freedoms is Farm Bill taking away and how does that prevent famines?
> if you're referring to the Holodomor, it was intentional
It's a controversial topic, but regardless - it still correlates with the mindset that some kind of central authority knows better what's good for people. Better than people themselves.
It's quite a dangerous mindset to think that taking freedom away from other people is a good thing because you know better.
In some cases you will be correct. In others, millions will die.