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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by ineedasername on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:03PM (#25702063)
We'd rather have cheap sweet things than expensive sweet things. Then we'll come up with a cheap solution for the consequences that causes even more problems, and on and on.

It seems like most of the problems we have as a society are because we choose expedient solutions rather than careful solutions to problems.

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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by rubicon33 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:37PM (#25702399)
Vote with your dollar and buy organic. It’s not cheap, but it sends a message.
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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by liaukovv on Saturday January 09, 2021 @01:25PM (#25702972)
This approach appears to work since we thrive as a species.
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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by ineedasername on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:04PM (#25708788)
We're only about 200 years into such decision making having the ability to effect things so quickly on a macroscopic scale. Your statement amounts to standing on the crest of the wave and saying "see we're fine!" Unaware of the potential fall and disregarding the harm that short term solutions have already caused.
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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by Technically on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:53PM (#25704022)
What are you comparing us to? We don't have a control group for intelligent species.
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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by liaukovv on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:17PM (#25704855)
Why do you consider intelligence somehow special over big teeth or ability to change color at will?
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Re:Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in ... by ineedasername on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:06PM (#25708809)
Because intelligence is a more general purpose tool that can be used to overcome more specialized advantages.
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