• SolidGrue@lemmy.world
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    My own definition is: 30% upcharge for the same damned thing in a differently labeled package

    You’re paying for the label

    ( looking at you too, “non-GMO” 👀 )

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      No, no, my food’s not genetically modified. It’s just been developed via artificial selection for thousands of years.

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        To be fair, genetic modification and selective breeding are not the same thing. It is funny how one is totally normal and the other is considered negative when they’re quite similar

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          I think some reservations can come out of the idea that the natural environment isn’t producing these genetic changes. Just to play devil’s advocate.

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            The natural world tries to kill you all the time. Why are you trusting that!?! Seriously though, both of these arguements are somewhat fallacious. Saying that GMOs are safe because, “It happens all the time in nature.” Is the same fallacy that it isn’t safe because, “It isn’t natural to accelerate the process with genetic modification.” Both are just mental shortcuts for people so they don’t have to think about the insanely complex topic of GMOs, the effects, and what the right path forward is for all of us.

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature

    • nudny ekscentryk@szmer.info
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      ( looking at you too, “non-GMO” 👀 )

      I’ll let someone correct me if I’m wrong but I believe carrots were never orange, as in every orange or yellow carrot you buy is GMO

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        Nearly every food you could theoretically consume is a GMO. The label is intentionally misleading.

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        Virtually everything we eat now is GMO after countless generations of selective breeding and all that. Ever read about the wild versions of common foods? Bananas, watermelons, corn, all that stuff in their completely natural wild form is unrecognizable from the monstrosities on sale in every grocery store.