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This Is How the World’s Favorite Scent Disappears (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 months ago

It won't disappear. It will just become an unaffordable luxury item.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I know it isn't exactly the same but there are as many varieties of artificial vanilla out there. It's not disappearing, we're just not concerned with the original

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People who do pastry and food are absolutely concerned.

[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

And they will get over it. Our current banana isnt the same as the old one but its that or nothing.

[–] Kroxx@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

First thought when I read this headline was this is absurd, vanillin is super easy to synthesize the scent/flavor isn't going anywhere. Now actual beans may become super scarce which sucks for sure.

[–] Birbatron@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago

"along a very narrow band of the earth, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn."

Uhh, I wouldn't consider that very narrow, especially given that it's 36% of Earth's landmass and a third of all people live in it

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Is there any reason, if the specific conditions are so narrowly defined, that we can’t grow the orchid hydroponically in a controlled environment anywhere in the world?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago

It's really expensive. Cultivation outside Mexico already depends on child labor because the bees it needs only live in Mexico

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No Paywall

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The original post is a gift link. People shouldn't be hitting the paywall for the next 30d unless one of the following is true:

  • They've got Javascript disabled
  • They're running a device which strips the gift token off the URL
  • Their device desperately needs a reboot
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

If I don't listen to when my machine and browser when they beg for a reboot, why would I do so for a gift article?

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I haven't had javascript enabled in a decade. site doesn't work I only vm or sandbox or similar if I absolutely need to use the site.