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Frequently, critics of GMO are presented as anti-science scared of "genetics". I think there is some valid criticism of GMO even if you decide that genetic mani

Frequently, critics of GMO are presented as anti-science scared of "genetics". I think there is some valid criticism of GMO even if you decide that genetic manipulation is totally safe. For instance: -GMO, at least as is commercialized now, imply a reduction in genetic variation. -GMO technology could be a good thing, but, some people find worrisome, that global supply of food it's in the hands of a few corporations. You have to recognize that this is an historical change of global proportions in a fundamental issue. Surely it pays to feel some mistrust. -Some people, and I have not found convinced evidence of the opposite, thinks that GMO is being promoted because profit, not because humanity needs it. After all, the places where there is hungry is, in general, because development and politic issues, not because production problems; and in the places where there is not hungry, in general, a lot of food finish in the trash.

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
> GMO technology could be a good thing, but, some people find worrisome, that global supply of food it's in the hands of a few corporations. Ding ding ding! Monsanto isn't exactly Evil corp. and after doing some research, they don't quite deserve the terrible reputation they have. That said, I am still wary of a large multi-national corporation that seems to hire a large number of prominent US ex-politicians. The cognitive dissonance it creates in people, especially those in LA, makes me chuckle. They'll only eat organic, gluten-free foods and use "all natural" toothpaste, cleaning products, etc. for fear of cancer. Meanwhile, on that jog during rush hour, they're breathing in possibly the worst air pollution in the US and living in this smog will definitely takes years off of your life. >Some people, and I have not found convinced evidence of the opposite, thinks that GMO is being promoted because profit, not because humanity needs it. Unless humanity instantaneously ends the Anthropocene era and stops spewing out greenhouse gases, wheat, corn, rice and sorghum (which account for half of the calories consumed by humanity) face a very uncertain future by the pressures of climate change. Also, a large % of farmers practice crop monoculture, which is unsustainable. For example, edible bananas are the result of a genetic accident in nature that created the seedless fruit we enjoy today. Virtually all the bananas sold across the Western world belong to the so-called Cavendish subgroup of the species and are genetically nearly identical. These bananas are sterile and dependent on propagation via cloning, This lack of diversity makes them extremely susceptible. The vast worldwide monoculture of genetically identical plants leaves the Cavendish intensely vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Since we are making America Great Again, it seems like the US just said fuck it, climate change is happening so that we can bring back manual labor jobs from 3rd world countries. If the worst happens and we live in a Mad MAx-esque dystopia, I'm assembling a war band to assault the global seed vault.Does anyone know what kind of fortifications it has? Norweigans?
- hutzlibu 10y ago
  "They'll only eat organic, gluten-free foods and use "all natural" toothpaste, cleaning products, etc. for fear of cancer. Meanwhile, on that jog during rush hour, they're breathing in possibly the worst air pollution in the US and living in this smog will definitely takes years off of your life." Thats why many of them live on the land instead ... and smoke all the time to make up for lack of smog ;)

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago

> GMO technology could be a good thing, but, some people find worrisome, that global supply of food it's in the hands of a few corporations. Ding ding ding! Monsanto isn't exactly Evil corp. and after doing some research, they don't quite deserve the terrible reputation they have. That said, I am still wary of a large multi-national corporation that seems to hire a large number of prominent US ex-politicians. The cognitive dissonance it creates in people, especially those in LA, makes me chuckle. They'll only eat organic, gluten-free foods and use "all natural" toothpaste, cleaning products, etc. for fear of cancer. Meanwhile, on that jog during rush hour, they're breathing in possibly the worst air pollution in the US and living in this smog will definitely takes years off of your life. >Some people, and I have not found convinced evidence of the opposite, thinks that GMO is being promoted because profit, not because humanity needs it. Unless humanity instantaneously ends the Anthropocene era and stops spewing out greenhouse gases, wheat, corn, rice and sorghum (which account for half of the calories consumed by humanity) face a very uncertain future by the pressures of climate change. Also, a large % of farmers practice crop monoculture, which is unsustainable. For example, edible bananas are the result of a genetic accident in nature that created the seedless fruit we enjoy today. Virtually all the bananas sold across the Western world belong to the so-called Cavendish subgroup of the species and are genetically nearly identical. These bananas are sterile and dependent on propagation via cloning, This lack of diversity makes them extremely susceptible. The vast worldwide monoculture of genetically identical plants leaves the Cavendish intensely vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Since we are making America Great Again, it seems like the US just said fuck it, climate change is happening so that we can bring back manual labor jobs from 3rd world countries. If the worst happens and we live in a Mad MAx-esque dystopia, I'm assembling a war band to assault the global seed vault.Does anyone know what kind of fortifications it has? Norweigans?

hutzlibu 10y ago
"They'll only eat organic, gluten-free foods and use "all natural" toothpaste, cleaning products, etc. for fear of cancer. Meanwhile, on that jog during rush hour, they're breathing in possibly the worst air pollution in the US and living in this smog will definitely takes years off of your life." Thats why many of them live on the land instead ... and smoke all the time to make up for lack of smog ;)