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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Wild and feral pollinators are not abundant enough to sustain the level of production we presently demand in these crops

and why might that bee??? 🔪🪿

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

You definitely could bring the wild pollinators back. I do that with my own garden in my backyard. But that means you’d have to remove parts of the orchard to provide a habitat for the pollinators, lowering the density of the trees. Lower density => lower production => smaller crop => more expensive almonds (or peaches etc).

If we want everyone to be vegan that’s gonna mean mostly giving up the luxury products that many vegans currently enjoy and switching to staples (beans, squash, corn, root veggies).

If we eliminate animal ag we will have more than enough space for lower density production, here Seppoland as an (albeit extreme) example:

And since we won't be eliminating animal ag under capitalism the profit motive is gonna be moot point anyway.

[–] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 hours ago

Lower density only means lower production of the usable land remains the same. Which would not be the case if the world became vegan: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

[–] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 hours ago

Oh honey, I have no idea