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		drivebycomment on March 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests Argiculture allowed us to build civilization that allowed you to post that on this forum. Salmonella kills 420 a year in US. Argiculture keeps hundreds of millions alive.

tehlike on March 3, 2020 [–]

The yield efficiency increase on corn alone made it possible to support such large populations.

Maybe that was his point, matbe we dont need this many humans. But who are we to make a decision. God left this place for us to advance.

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