I don't think we're capable of that kind of discipline as a species. I don't think our society can even be structured to have that kind of discipline because we value living in the moment more than we value the long term.
I don't think we're capable of that kind of discipline as a species. I don't think our society can even be structured to have that kind of discipline because we value living in the moment more than we value the long term.
So much of life is a never-ending cat and mouse struggle
You're completely right that monoculture is a bad idea: we see the benefits of making our food a few percent cheaper, but we expose ourselves to massive risk that is rare and difficult to assess. Generally we as humans should seek to minimize these rare but catastrophic risks, but I'm not sure we have the discipline to give up the short term gains and benefits.