When I was little, scientists were telling us that we were all going to be killed by killer bees. Then came a bunch of silly sci-fi/horror/disaster movies about killer bees, like The Swarm, where killer bees attacked, but humanity figured out a way to stop them and save ourselves (as usual).
Well, for a while now scientists have been telling us that the bees are disappearing, and when they go, humanity isn’t far behind. Well, I think I know why this might be: the killer bees saw those movies and figured they couldn’t defeat humanity, so they’d better find another way. And then scientists gave them the perfect idea: just disappear and let humanity die off.
And so pretty soon I’m guessing we’ll be seeing sci-fi/horror/disaster movies about the bees disappearing and everyone else dying in a World War Z-style famine situation, where hungry hoards are coming to eat our food and leave everyone else to starve or eat each other. (One of them could be called: The Disappearing Bees, after the not so classic killer bee movie: The Deadly Bees.)
But you know, maybe these movies will teach us something important. Yes, the disappearing bees only affect us if we eat fruits and vegetables, but not meat. We can genetically engineer foods for livestock, so if we only eat meat, then we’re safe from the bees disappearing, and so eventually they’ll see their little ploy is not working, and they’ll give up and come back. And if they don’t, we could always become cannibals if there isn’t enough meat. I think that’s what Hollywood is trying to teach us with all the zombie movies and TV shows: people taste good; who needs anything else to eat? There sure are enough of us to last a while.
Funny, I always thought Hollywood was in favor of vegetarian lifestyles and healthy eating. I guess maybe not.
