#should be embraced and believed

[lairofsentinel]

I love how this post forgets entirely that a lot of ppl are against GMO because they are deeply related to modifying food in order to resist certain pesticides that then end up in our food. It’s not because “contains genes”, it’s because contains non-biodegradable substances that pollute our lands and, by now, our clouds and rain. It’s about the chemicals that have tons and tons of studies showing they increase the development of allergies in the population, cause unusual hormone alterations, and even affect fetus in pregnant ppl. In the towns around the fields where they are spread, you have 3 times more cancer cases than the national mean, specially in kids. So, no, it’s not “mere genes”. It’s a lot more and deeper, related to sustainability and public health, which is also science that corporations ignore completely. What I found so curious is that most ppl from first world countries does not know that the majority of the GMO is not related to “make crops flood resistant”, but resistant to pesticides. Monsanto loves spreading that concept that GMO is just used to make “food have more vit A”. And ppl just repeat. Countries where we truly endure the use of GMO in our lands, we know exactly that GMO means.

GMO has existed forever, natives such as the incas practised it, it’s not “new”, it’s not “modern science”. Mexicas developed a hundred corn types over centuries with this technique. Again, it’s not new. Now we can accelerate the genetic modifications and be more accurate with the modern techniques, but it’s mostly to make them resistant to pesticides. Why do you think Monsanto was bought by Bayer years ago? The same corporation that sells you pesticides, that are, most of the time, non-controlled in their manipulations, is the same one that sells you food and then medicines because the illnesses related to the constant ingest of these [non-regulated] pesticides. And this is one of the many negatives effects. Another one that happens with GMO [even though nobody in this fucking place wants to acknowledge it] is the mono-cultive practices [non-rotation of the crops] that destroy the health of the soil, and if you don’t have a soil with rich minerals, the plants you put to grow there won’t develop properly or will be poor in minerals and vits. So, we have poorer food and erosion. Because, yes... GMO used in this way causes it. A big problem that, again, nobody speaking about GMO seems to know. We are not speaking about the erosion of the soils and how these practices are destroying entire countries’ biodiversity. 

Another great danger that specialists have been repeating over and over is that GMO usually forces similar modifications in different crops so different plants can resist the same pesticides that are sold in a big “bio-package”. This causes that weed and some plagues became resistant or stronger to this pesticide, so every few years we need higher doses or stronger pesticides that end up in our food and in our body [because so far, a lot of them are not biodegradable]. All the problems listed above become more concentrated. 

The other important danger is that it may happen a plague or a fungus that may be particularly prone to develop, associated with a similar modification that was used on different crops. This can endanger a lot of different crops with one single plague, causing potential destruction of big quantities of different kinds of food [this is also a very old concern known by natives since centuries ago, reason why they always tried to use rudimentary GMO techniques to favour a diversification of the crops, not the other way around like corporations do now]. So far we know, scientists have talked about this a lot, but one thing is a scientist talking about this issue, and another is a food-monopolised-corporation doing it, especially when corporations see more profit by just reducing the diversification in our food [less different bio-packages to develop]. 

And we can continue with the silly argument that “corporations are different to the GMO technique”, and even though that’s true “technically”, the reality shows otherwise. We live in a world where GMO has been monopolised. Hell, food industry is already monopolised, so don’t be so naive to think that we still can keep things separated. 

“Mere genes”. I would love so much this place to learn the topic properly before dismissing entire populations in this way. GMO, as it’s now, controlled and monopolised by corporations, is a big no-no. And dismissing the entire population whose children have 3 times more cancer cases than the national mean [northern provinces of Argentina, for example] because these pesticides, annoys me a lot. Never ever I've seen an integral post of GMO in this place. The topic is a looot more complex than the religious adoration of science or feeling superior because “I know science” or “I _believe_ in science”. Not all science is good, not all science is well tested before being used, corporation science is always a big question mark in many, many contexts, and science is always founded and moved by interests [unfortunately, more and more corporate interests by now]. Science is good, but don’t turn it into the new religion. It has limits and flaws, and it’s dirty to the neck with interests that few want to acknowledge. 

Funny how that works

[mithrilhearts]

Does anyone else remember this scene they cut at the end of BOTFA where Thorin arrives at Bag End (ALIVE), and he and Bilbo chat about their happy future together as husbands and how nothing bad will happen to them ever again? No? Just me? More Bagginshield for me then. 💖

[crustyfloor]

HyunA's love for humanity is such a strong and unique case, even in Alien Stage, a story that highlights love among a lot of other themes, in her songs, that part of her is put in the spotlight (Like in Drunk&party and Take My Hand). The compassion is in that HyunA believes that anyone can find the strength within themselves to keep persevering and living, even if humans are fragile she doesn't simply comply with it when she's determined. She acknowledges that all humans, even herself, have flaws and weaknesses, but they don't hold them back. Rather, they help them move forward, rather than stifling them She encourages people to just embrace it even if it's hard. It doesn't specifically come from a place of naivety, she simply believes humans can find that second chance, too shows in the way she accepts all of humanity because she acknowledges that humans have complexity (like inherent good and evil) The hope she has that humanity will continue to persevere and find courage where they can and learn to take agency in their lives no matter who they are is just her instinct. It's very understandable why she's always been seen as a sort of natural leader because of the motivational energy she has that people look up to.

It's so natural for her character to love freely and to have gone through so many experiences that didn't make her close off into a shell but want to break out of it and help others too, it's why she's so self-sacrificial and selfless, why she wanted to save those children before herself even though she would've realistically never been able to. Even if she hates Luka, her death is also a complex case... She offers him compassion and just the push he needs to change, to embrace his humanity because, underneath it all, that's just where her compassion lies. She loves and still makes music with strength in it (not as a product for the aliens, but as something that is completely her own, that's how she heals), and she wants to see other humans have courage and live, even if it hurts, to keep persisting. Even at her own expense sometimes, she will put herself on the line for others, to see them have strength, even if she is the one giving or the one hurting. Her story highlights the impact of finding community, embracing your humanity, and finding strength in both

[yashley]

Say something true!

[dkettchen]

[birb--birb]

Soooooo I did lich emmrich...for science..

AND IM SORRY I DONT LIKE IT HOW IS IT MORE COMON THAN SAVING MANFRED??????????

[croded]

when the math test going so bad your brain starts playing "响了十二秒的电话我没有接 you should really stop thinking bout it" and "stubbornly I will believe I will believe (keep dreaming)" at the same time

and the songs are so fire that you don't even feel the psychic damage from the test anymore and your classmates are just watching you jam to invisible music with a smile on your face like an insane person while everyone else is also perishing in the test

[dickensianenglishbulldog]

Me: *uses italics to emphasise a typed point*

The little Miss Climpton that lives in my head: Ahh, I am so glad to see you using italics. I always feel they add such emphasis to a sentence don’t you?

Me: ... Right, we’ll now I’m going to have to rely upon the weight of my arguments to covay emphasis. Bloody hell.

[cubtales]

my darling blooms, march has finally came ! 🌷🤍 and here you all are coming into march with me, it's a blessing to have you here no matter who you are, and i'm so so proud of you! spring is finally here, despite all the trials and error, or the somber cold days of the winter— spring has came walking hand in hand with the shining sun. may you greet them both, and may the days of spring bring smiles and lots of love. thank you for being here and i love you. ♥︎🌻 !

[steel-valiant]

[AMV] Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector - ACE ATTACKER, vocal version by Apple Pie

[hotmess-exe]

it's not my story to tell, so i won't be writing it, but i sincerely hope to see an interactive fiction someday where the protagonist is a felon. specifically, i'd like the protag to be someone who has served their full sentence and just gotten out.

there is so little respect and empathy for that perspective, so i just would love a well-written IF about it

[likesunsetorange]

yall this fanart has me contemplating on whether or not cowboy eren should have long hair or short hair 😩

i had initially imagined him with short hair bc it’s so damn hot in the south it seemed like common sense to me he would have short hair? but in the art that my friend drew she also made him have long hair 🤔

i can be convinced so what do y’all think!

[fullsaw]

Say it with me now,

YOU DONT HAVE TO JUSTIFY A CHARACTERS ACTIONS TO LIKE THEM

[esdeaths]

Genuinely one of my favorite scenes in succession is when Caroline brings Kerry and Sally Anne to the front row at Logans funeral. They sit together as equals, as Logans former lovers, whether by marriage or infidelity. They all loved him and grieve for him. and he loved them all back in his own way i suppose. And when Marcia sees Kerry cry she finally sees her as a woman who loved Logan, and who is heartbroken and was lied to just like the rest of them, and offers her hand in support. Logan did so much to tear people apart and Caroline brings them all together in one of the very few scenes in the series that love and compassion is shown for the sake of love and compassion and not for ulterior motives or personal gain

[svampira]

i think im going to try and make longer comics about my ocs' contained stories next

[minacht]

literally cannot write any lyrics that do not sound like an edgy 14 year old wrote them