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Re:Pesticide residues could negate the health benefits of fr... by mecsred on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:27PM (#31494153)
Without antibiotics we could cultivate more resistant humans. That's probably not a situation anyone wants, pencillin was huge for a reason.

Now looking into alternate forms of resistances while still enjoying modern treatments, theres an idea.

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Re:Pesticide residues could negate the health benefits of fr... by fbanon on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:36PM (#31494286)
Bad analogy. Cultivating more resistant humans would raise a bunch of ethical questions.
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Re:Pesticide residues could negate the health benefits of fr... by mecsred on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:44PM (#31494419)
That's the point of the analogy. Use of pesticides in some part allows us to have stable and cheap access to food. There are similar ethical arguments to be had about restricting pesticides.
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Re:Pesticide residues could negate the health benefits of fr... by yeahwhatever10 on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @01:03PM (#31494697)
Most wealthy westerns only see/know abundance. Pesticides, GMOs, these things prevent famine in most of the world.
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