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This is disingenuous. Will cold climates somehow adapt to better kill cold-hardy GMO potatoes? The same mechanics behind antibiotic resistance don't apply universally to what we use GMO for.


Sure, it's not 1:1, and I don't think all GMOs are created equal. I'm just saying chasing profits in the short term might have unintended long term consequences that could be avoided in certain situations.


Then you should have said that instead of implying an entirely different, unsupportable point.




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