*shrug* It's not like they were acting out of intent to harm, so while they acted out of greed and I can scorn their shortsightedness, I don't find myself really incensed.

As we learn more about what causes problems, we find ways around it, whether through regulations that prohibit feeding livestock to each other, or through labeling standards like organic and free range that let people opt for healthier food sources, like chickens who do eat bugs and greens and so on.

An educated populace leads to more demand for healthy business practices, and between public image and current energy prices there is incentive to implement ways to harvest energy from biological waste such as cow manure - a process that's starting to crop up here and there and should pick up more support as time goes on.

Besides, with food, there is always the option of moving someplace where you can supplement your diet with plants you grow yourself, or animals you raise yourself. Difficult, yes, especially if you have to learn how from scratch, but it's an option.

Honestly, plastic worries me far more than corn, because its impact on the environment seems like a far more difficult problem to solve.