Submitted : Draft 8: A Beautiful Problem
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:10 am
[TITLE] A Beautiful Problem
The recent rapid expansion in range by Jewel Hummingbird Moths into a @@NAME@@ and across the country's agcircultural districts has become a source of conflict between farmers and insect lovers. This species is widely recognized as one of the world's most beautiful insects, but is also known to be a devastating pest for several food crops.
[VALIDITY]Nation has a reasonably beautiful environment
[OPTION] You are addressed by a man who has been standing outside your offices, dressed in an entirely red version of farmers' typical working clothes, handing out tomatoes to your staff and to passers by. "@@LEADER@@, you must understand the importance of the tomato harvest for @@NAME@@: Everyone loves tomatoes, despite arguing sometimes about whether those are vegetables or fruit and they are used not just as an essential ingredient in pizza but in so many other traditional recipes. Jewel Hummingbird Moths might be beautiful, but they are destroying our culture as well as farmers' livelihoods and you must order vigorous action to suppress them!"
[VALIDITY]unlimited
[EFFECT]colourful small birds are endangered by the war against hummingbird moths
[OPTION]"No!" exclaims a camera-wielding girl from the adjacent public gardens. "You can't do that! They're so wonderful... You must protect this moth and its relatives so that everybody, including visitors from lands where these do not live in the wild, can enjoy their beauty." She stops talking, and avidly begins taking photos, as several fine examples of the insect in question settle on a plant just in front of her.
[VALIDITY]unlimited
[EFFECT]both Hummingbird Moth populations and levels of food imports are soaring
[OPTION] "Both of these people make good points we can't let these moths ruin the fruit & veg harvests, but it would be shameful waste too just to eradicate them"" comments your aide @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Halfglass. "I propose that we encourage our farmers to grow their vulnerable crops inside glass domes where they'll be safe, and please our bug-lovers by having extra plants grown outside those just to feed the moth population. It's a win-win situation. Okay, so we might have to help our farmers, because domes will cost a bit and they'll still be giving up some of their land to provide those food-plants for the moths as well, but we have the money... Right ?"
[VALIDITY]unlimited
[EFFECT]glass industry profits are shattering records
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The recent rapid expansion in range by Jewel Hummingbird Moths into a @@NAME@@ and across the country's agcircultural districts has become a source of conflict between farmers and insect lovers. This species is widely recognized as one of the world's most beautiful insects, but is also known to be a devastating pest for several food crops.
[VALIDITY]Nation has a reasonably beautiful environment
[OPTION] You are addressed by a man who has been standing outside your offices, dressed in an entirely red version of farmers' typical working clothes, handing out tomatoes to your staff and to passers by. "@@LEADER@@, you must understand the importance of the tomato harvest for @@NAME@@: Everyone loves tomatoes, despite arguing sometimes about whether those are vegetables or fruit and they are used not just as an essential ingredient in pizza but in so many other traditional recipes. Jewel Hummingbird Moths might be beautiful, but they are destroying our culture as well as farmers' livelihoods and you must order vigorous action to suppress them!"
[VALIDITY]unlimited
[EFFECT]colourful small birds are endangered by the war against hummingbird moths
[OPTION]"No!" exclaims a camera-wielding girl from the adjacent public gardens. "You can't do that! They're so wonderful... You must protect this moth and its relatives so that everybody, including visitors from lands where these do not live in the wild, can enjoy their beauty." She stops talking, and avidly begins taking photos, as several fine examples of the insect in question settle on a plant just in front of her.
[VALIDITY]unlimited
[EFFECT]both Hummingbird Moth populations and levels of food imports are soaring
[OPTION] "Both of these people make good points we can't let these moths ruin the fruit & veg harvests, but it would be shameful waste too just to eradicate them"" comments your aide @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Halfglass. "I propose that we encourage our farmers to grow their vulnerable crops inside glass domes where they'll be safe, and please our bug-lovers by having extra plants grown outside those just to feed the moth population. It's a win-win situation. Okay, so we might have to help our farmers, because domes will cost a bit and they'll still be giving up some of their land to provide those food-plants for the moths as well, but we have the money... Right ?"
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[EFFECT]glass industry profits are shattering records
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