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I understand this is an important decision by EU, but I just can't fathom the reason this news got so upvoted here on HN. Am I missing something? Can anyone ela
by bhnmmhmd 8y ago
I understand this is an important decision by EU, but I just can't fathom the reason this news got so upvoted here on HN. Am I missing something? Can anyone elaborate on this?
- tom_mellior 8y agoInsects, bees especially, pollinate plants. Without pollination many plants do not reproduce. Without plants reproducing, humans starve. Killing all the bees is therefore a bad idea amounting to collective suicide. Many people here on HN care about not being killed.
- phil248 8y agoThe bee problem was a huge mystery for a lot of years and got a ton of press until researchers finally figured out that - Surprise! - it was all the literal poisons we saturate our landscapes with that was killing them of.
- gascan 8y agoThe literal insect poisons, specifically.
- ThurmaUman 8y agoIt's probably the hope that it would generating conversation about new discoveries rather than drawing out the loonies (which is all it has done).