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[–] TechLauren 41 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My definition of organic =contains carbon so = all food uless you are eating sand for some reason. Just another meaningless tag on US foods imo.

[–] solidgrue 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My own definition is: 30% upcharge for the same damned thing in a differently labeled package

You're paying for the label

( looking at you too, "non-GMO" πŸ‘€ )

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, no, my food's not genetically modified. It's just been developed via artificial selection for thousands of years.

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

To be fair, genetic modification and selective breeding are not the same thing. It is funny how one is totally normal and the other is considered negative when they're quite similar

[–] PreachHard -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think some reservations can come out of the idea that the natural environment isn't producing these genetic changes. Just to play devil's advocate.

Edit: does nobody fucking know what devil's advocate means? This isn't my opinion christ. Also there's a bit more depth to the argument though that you guys seem to be really obtuse about.

[–] Hobo 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The natural world tries to kill you all the time. Why are you trusting that!?! Seriously though, both of these arguements are somewhat fallacious. Saying that GMOs are safe because, "It happens all the time in nature." Is the same fallacy that it isn't safe because, "It isn't natural to accelerate the process with genetic modification." Both are just mental shortcuts for people so they don't have to think about the insanely complex topic of GMOs, the effects, and what the right path forward is for all of us.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature

[–] PreachHard 1 points 1 year ago

I think this is somewhat strawmanning what the point of the argument in this specific case is. They're not appealing to nature being good, that's not the argument.

The point is that if you are genetically selecting for specific genes through modification then you are circumventing the typical process for genetic change. There are lots of unintended effects of genetic changes and there are lots of corrective mechanisms built into DNA when genetically modified through selective processes rather than direct gene splicing. Science is always slow to catch up with analysis of an entourage effect where many other small factors may influence results long term.

I'm not anti GMO and this isn't my opinion as I think GMO products have amazing potential. I'm just sick of people on my side totally misrepresenting this argument as "hurr durr nature good." It's such a smooth brained take.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

( looking at you too, β€œnon-GMO” πŸ‘€ )

I'll let someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe carrots were never orange, as in every orange or yellow carrot you buy is GMO

[–] SCB 8 points 1 year ago

Nearly every food you could theoretically consume is a GMO. The label is intentionally misleading.

[–] solstice 8 points 1 year ago

Virtually everything we eat now is GMO after countless generations of selective breeding and all that. Ever read about the wild versions of common foods? Bananas, watermelons, corn, all that stuff in their completely natural wild form is unrecognizable from the monstrosities on sale in every grocery store.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not quite the same. I couldn't get my normal soy milk recently and opted for a more expensive organic type from the same company. It tasted baaaaad. Like idk what the material difference is, but it sucked. The smell was really strong. I think I actually tossed a bunch of it out it was that difficult to drink. Now I just get light if the regular stuff is gone.

[–] meeeeetch 8 points 1 year ago

X USDA Organic

βœ“ IUPAC Organic

[–] ShadyGrove -1 points 1 year ago

Do you consider a tomato a fruit as well? Organic has different meanings depending on the context, just like the culinary vs botanical version of fruits and vegetables.