possiblylinux127 comments on Nonstick Cookware Industry Furious at Suggestion They Should Stop Causing Cancer

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

I haven't seen anything that actually links GMOs to something that is a concrete negative. There are so many claims that "artificial" and GMOs are somehow bad but yet people can't seem to quantify why or how.

I think it is mostly just marketing fluff. What's worse is that the so called "organic" produce is almost certainly worse for the environment. Also some of the "natural" pesticides are worse for humans if actually consumed.

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[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Yeah I agree organic pesticides are just as dumb. Bioengineering pesticides into your food takes the cake though, you can't even wash it off. Not all organic growers use organic pesticides. I know several organic farmers and none of them use any pesticide, they accept the lower crop yield for higher quality food.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You absolutely should be using pesticides. You are just wasting resources if you don't. We need fresh food to be cheaper and easily accessible.

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[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago*

There are other ways to grow high yield food without using pesticides if that's your primary goal. Like indoor vertical farming in a controlled environment. Recently some growers have proven this is viable and profitable. Pesticides in any form are bad for the soil, bad for our health, and decimate the bee and bug populations, which fuck with the ecosystem. Wasting resources includes our natural resources, which are our biggest asset.

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