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Re:Can we stop the decline of monarch butterflies and other ... by LinXitoW on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @06:10AM (#41169345)
In the context of pollinators, our pointless want of animal products is a far bigger factor. Something like 75% of farmland is used for animal AG, which only provides x<<75% of calories and protein we consume.

Honey comes from a farm animal, the honey bee, that is out competing other native animals, and has all the fun problems of a monoculture.

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Re:Can we stop the decline of monarch butterflies and other ... by hombre_fatal on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @10:48AM (#41171349)
That quickly comes to mind while reading HNers boast about their feel-good milkweed garden.

We step over dollar bills to pick up pennies, and it’s very hard to get red pilled out of it.

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