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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I thought that honeybees were the last bees that we should be saving since they harm native bee populations, which are move vulnerable.

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    The European honeybee in the Americas is kinda a double edged sword. It's an invasive species, which both steals resources from and spreads diseases to native bees. However, for better or worse at this point a good portion of agriculture is dependent upon the European honey bee.

    ... And they produce honey, which I like.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Capitalism. I should have known. Thanks for the context!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    ....how do you arrive at Capitalism from "a good portion of our agriculture"?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Simple. A good portion of our agriculture is based on capitalism. Prior to the industrial revolution (capitalism) there weren't nation sized monoculture farms full of identical genetic freakshow plants.

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