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They actually had this same discussion in the 1960s when the original "green revolution" used plant breeding and fertilization to increased crop yields dramatic
by sampo 9y ago
They actually had this same discussion in the 1960s when the original "green revolution" used plant breeding and fertilization to increased crop yields dramatically.
If they had done then as you propose, half of the people today in Third World, or having Third World grandparents, would not exist today. How many of your friends and family would not exist?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution#Malthusian_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution#Malthusian_cr...
- AstralStorm 9y agoWe are paying for this now though. Soil depletion is a thing, as is the increase in pesticide use. GMO are currently being deployed to fix the pesticide problem without breaking the economics...