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I'd argue that our food supply is most at risk as it becomes increasingly a GMO monoculture. (And maybe the solution is as simple as taking measures to encourag
by micro_cam 10y ago
I'd argue that our food supply is most at risk as it becomes increasingly a GMO monoculture. (And maybe the solution is as simple as taking measures to encourage genetic diversity.)
So i mean the consequences may be orders of magnitude smaller but I'd also argue the chance of something happening is orders of magnitude larger. (We're talking about small chances for either event, that's my point).
- Spooky23 10y agoMonoculture is the risk. GMO is just a symptom. We've had genetic engineering as long as we've had farming. The difference is that we've applied industrial practice to everything. The result will be destructive in the long term, but profitable for now. It's profitable because everything is fungible. There is no incentive to maintain the land. Ancient Rome literally had the same problem.