a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by onlythelonly
onlythelonly  ·  3752 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Debate About GMO Safety Is Over, Thanks To A New Trillion-Meal Study

"That all said, human toxicity is a different question from agricultural sustainability and economic impact, which are by far the more important questions at this point."

Exactly, what's gonna kill us first. The long term effects are what I'm curious about. But I guess we're adaptable and living in concrete jungles staring at various computer screens is going to have an unnatural long-term effect. Living in space would have long term effects. We're space monkeys.





thundara  ·  3752 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    But I guess we're adaptable and living in concrete jungles staring at various computer screens is going to have an unnatural long-term effect.

See, but depression, myopia, carpal tunnel syndrome, and lower back pain are already well-known chronic conditions that result from that lifestyle. They get picked up on very quickly because they are such huge liabilities to companies with office workers. But how widespread are companies that only sell organic produce in their cafeterias? Any sane manager would sooner cut out the red meat and E. coli-laced lettuce.