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[–] numberfour002@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's a linear extrapolation that doesn't take into account the not completely unreasonable chance that commercially viable banana varieties could go [functionally] extinct or that climate change will make it dramatically more expensive to grow them in sufficient quantities such that the price can stay on trend.

[–] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, one variation has already had that happen to it... the "Fake" bananna flavoring just didn't get changed when the bananna strain got changed.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

Ah yes, the Gros Michel banana. It's the banana my parents grew up with, but is now virtually extinct. Weird story. Even weirder that it could happen again.