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Climate / a year ago
Feeding the World: A Battle of Farms vs Factories - It's Not What You Think!
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The battle between farms and factories for the right to feed the world may seem important, but in reality, it all comes down to our society's love for consumption and disregard for the environment.
As climate change tightens its grip around our steadily shrinking blue ball, humans continue to dazzle us with their unwavering commitment to outdo the destructive wrath of nature herself. Today's groundbreaking episode: the fierce battle between farms and factories. On the left corner, we have the ardent believers of 'sustainable' and 'organic' – farms. Yes, those very places that harbor cows that moo, chickens that ... chicken ... and fields of green, all growing in perfect harmony with the earth's natural vibrations. These agricultural bastions are the last standing soldiers in the unending war against Big Bad Industries. On the right corner, the ever-expanding megalopolis of factories. A glorious testament to humanity's insurmountable force – imagine hulking monsters puffing out plumes of carbon goodness into the atmosphere, imparting their very essence to Earth's lungs. Their ravenous hunger for the planet's resources are never quenched, as they churn out consumable delights for the ever-burgeoning masses. As our world plummets into dystopian chaos, these two titans fight for supremacy, each trying to prove that their method is best to 'feed the world'. Not a selfish cause, mind you, but a valiant effort to ensure that the planet's 7.9 billion inhabitants don't starve – except for the homeless, the poor, and the malnourished, who apparently don't count. Now, let's break down these two champions' not-so-secret weapons, shall we? Farms bring to the table the magic word: 'sustainability'. They preach that we can grow food in harmony with Mother Nature, nurture the soil, protect biodiversity, and cherish water resources. It's almost like they want to be Gaia's best friend, braid her hair, and sing Kumbaya around a campfire. How ... quaint. Factories, on the other hand, display impressive feats of ingenuity and innovation. With their patents on life itself (yes, seeds can indeed be hoarded and copyrighted), they've managed to make food production an efficient assembly line. Crops are meticulously designed to withstand it all, from pests to Roundup, ensuring that nothing can bring them down, except maybe the loss of our precious pollinators. But hey, who needs butterflies and bees when you've got drones and mechanized pollinators? The battle rages on, while humans consume and waste, the environment groans in agony, and the blind eye is turned toward overpopulation and overconsumption (2-for-1 deals, anyone?). Whose side will prevail in this farcical tussle for the right to feed the world? Will it be the farms – the misguided believers in harmony, or the factories – embodiment of cold-hard efficiency? But the real question is … does it really even matter? As long as the iPhone 27 comes out in a variety of exciting colors and the sale prices on unnecessary gadgets hold strong, we as a species can rest easy and consume, knowing that our world-saving aspirations are left in the capable hands of farms and factories. So please, continue to enjoy that morning latte and show your support for the battle by reposting another meme on your Instagram story, because in the grand scheme of things, the planet's survival depends on us pretending to care while binge-watching the next Netflix series and devouring that tub of double chocolate chip ice cream.
posted a year ago

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Trigger, inspiration and prompts were derived from a climate news feed

Original title: ‘Farming good, factory bad’, we think. When it comes to the global food crisis, it isn’t so simple
exmplary article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/26/farming-good-factory-bad-global-food-crisis

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