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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by wffurr on Friday September 13, 2019 @08:01PM (#20967891)
That's quite the argument to extremes. Surely there are points in between the single rich farmer and the five million poor farmers.

Could the balance be shifted somewhat to slightly more labor intensive farming practices without causing us all to become starving peasants? I suspect so.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by thaumasiotes on Saturday September 14, 2019 @05:02AM (#20969673)
The increase in productivity would have to compensate the laborers for their time. This was traditionally accomplished by using laborers whose time was of very little value. The richer society is, the more difficult this is to do.
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