Submitted by Vucea t3_zvt87h in Futurology
ResponsibleDealer749 t1_j1she6a wrote
Some governments are now limiting the effective fertilizers all together, it will help the planet, by maybe eliminating another billion of us?
MrPicklePop t1_j1tqa91 wrote
This is what Sri Lanka tried to do. I suggest you look up their most recent riot videos
53eleven t1_j1sxu0k wrote
Plants grew for millions of years without chemical fertilizers.
ResponsibleDealer749 t1_j1tkkds wrote
They do, and humans died since ever until we started using them, then from a few millions to 8 billion of us
[deleted] t1_j1ucu69 wrote
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53eleven t1_j1ud7c4 wrote
ResponsibleDealer749 t1_j1ue12l wrote
Not interested, prefer reality. reality is simple, if a farmer can grow tons of food using a normal fertilizers, they would have done it many times over.
53eleven t1_j1uikct wrote
You realize what you’re calling reality is the myth, right? Farming in the “conventional” way is unsustainable. Full stop.
MrPicklePop t1_j1val39 wrote
It’s unsustainable, but now our population is unsustainable without industrial farming. It’s called a progress trap
53eleven t1_j1vjhtq wrote
It’s a myth that we can’t feed everyone without using “conventional” farming practices.
The only trap we’re in is a lack of creativity and will to do the things we need to do, the way they need to be done.
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