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Bad news for bees: three-quarters of all honey on Earth has pesticides in it
- freedomben 9y agoI hate to get all hippy about this stuff, but I really believe that in the next few years we are going to start having real evidence that the proliferation of pesticides and other toxins in our food is quite detrimental to our health, including mental health. This in addition to the damage we are causing to our fellow earth-dwelling species (like the honorable honeybees, whose labor sustains us in many ways).
- freedomben 9y agoWhy the down votes? I take it you hate bees? Been stung a time or two? I really enjoy the discussion and community on HN but there are so many people that just down vote like crazy, and rarely leave a comment to explain why. It's making this a hostile place.
- linkregister 9y agoWhy do down votes get to you so much? They are temporary for good comments. For example, the above comment has a positive karma count now. What is hostile about a down vote? What I find hostile is rude comments, group think, and shouting down of unpopular opinions. HN may have its fair share of group think, but it remains a civil platform.
- rm_-rf_slash 9y agoI don't worry about health effects of pesticides. If things were so bad we would have known by now. But if the bees went extinct, a great deal of plants would follow, and humanity would not be far behind.