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Re:Carolina Gold was once the most popular rice grown in Ame... by kyruzic on Sunday December 12, 2021 @02:11AM (#29527733)
Rice is quite literally the only reason the earth can support 7 billion people. Its cost benefit analysis is making sure we don't all die.
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Re:Carolina Gold was once the most popular rice grown in Ame... by joebob42 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @02:59AM (#29527910)
Well, no, we've already got rice. Maybe these people are making it better, but just the fact that rice is valuable doesn't justify anything on its own.
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