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minus-squareevasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 days agoEasy. Hypothetically speaking: hybrid wheat produces enough to become an economical chemical feedstock like maize we all start fueling our cars with wheated whiskey instead of the usual corn whiskey and dino squeezings climates and terrains previously uneconomical to cultivate become economical, and natural areas get converted to industrial agriculture water usage, fossil fuel based and other non-renewable (phosphorus) fertilizer usage, and topsoil erosion all skyrocket in new areas like 10 guys get even bigger hyperyachts while everyone else suffers
Easy.
Hypothetically speaking: