Yep, I don’t have a problem with the concept of genetically modified food as such, but the way it’s being applied in industry has some frankly terrifying implications (terminator seeds, copywritten genetic material).
That this got watered down into “GMO food is bad for you, personally, to eat” is very annoying. That now people are like “GMO food isn’t bad for you, so there are obviously no other issues with GMOs” is even more annoying. Like. Sorry this is more complicated than “YES/NO”?
It reminds me of when people are like “omg fuck organic food, it’s not actually healthier for you” ignoring that a lot of the benefits of organic food are more things like. “Local amphibians and fish not dying.” Not everything is about you and your diet! I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news!
Yep, I don’t have a problem with the concept of genetically modified food as such, but the way it’s being applied in industry has some frankly terrifying implications (terminator seeds, copywritten genetic material).
That this got watered down into “GMO food is bad for you, personally, to eat” is very annoying. That now people are like “GMO food isn’t bad for you, so there are obviously no other issues with GMOs” is even more annoying. Like. Sorry this is more complicated than “YES/NO”?
It reminds me of when people are like “omg fuck organic food, it’s not actually healthier for you” ignoring that a lot of the benefits of organic food are more things like. “Local amphibians and fish not dying.” Not everything is about you and your diet! I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news!