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[hackernud3s]

What's so great about cornfields? I can imagine hating it if they were deforesting the Amazon or something.

[RajT88 → hackernud3s]

The argument they make is, "it is food and we eat it". Nevermind most of the corn grown is not eaten by people.

[WesolyKubeczek → RajT88]

Yeah, but our food eats it too.

[swiftcoder → WesolyKubeczek]

Mostly our cars drink it

[bobdvb → swiftcoder]

45% and rising.

[swiftcoder → hackernud3s]

I have bad news about what they are deforesting the Amazon for (hint: cornfields)

[hackernud3s → swiftcoder]

Chocolate and coffee I believe

[swiftcoder → hackernud3s]

By area it's almost entirely corn and soy (mostly for animal feed)