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I shared this post on something called deep adaptation forum. I learned something new but it wasn’t pleasant. You are a good writer and a good storyteller and thank you very much.

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You're very welcome and thanks so much for sharing the post on another forum!

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Another wonderful essay. If you’d like a historic precedent for the dangers of mono cropping, the Irish potato famine of 1845-1851 in which at least 1 million people died is a salutary lesson. Ireland today, alone of all European countries has less people than it had in 1845 (pop 9 million then approx 7 million today).

We don’t seem to learn...

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