<i>We have twisted nature for thousands of years to have higher yields and more desirable characteristics</i><p>Undoubtedly. However, those desirable characteristics were about more than just yield. In industrial agriculture, however, you can&#x27;t quantify &quot;taste&quot;. You can, however, quantify &quot;yield&quot;. So it becomes a case of ruthlessly optimizing for what you can measure, to the detriment of other, more subtle, characteristics.