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the problem isn't that GMOs exist it's that all GMOs that exist are either sprayed with 10x pesticide or are GM'd to make their own super potent pesticide
Golden rice does neither of these two things. Not that the facts matter when it comes to our irrational fear of gmos.
what % of GMO biomass does golden rice constitute
More than none, which is enough to disprove your claim.
What hello Kitty was trying to say is that most people are not objecting GMO but the way it's used under capitalism, either to sell more pesticides (e.g. glyphosate), to make farmers dependent on seeds via patents, or both. Just because there's highly idealistic research doesn't mean it's compatible with our current system.
Then why not say that rather than the patently false claim that it's only for pesticides? You also express some more misconceptions: seeds, regardless of how they are made are patented, are rarely reused farmers pretty much always buy new seeds. This is not an issue limited to gmos. Parents are not just for GMO plants. Again, a separate issue.
You're issue seems to be with capitalism, not GMO a tool used by capitalists to make more money.
Golden rice doesn't actually exist, not in any meaningful sense
It's widespread adoption, almost certainly resulting in the unnecessary suffering of millions of people, has been hampered by anti-scienitific fanatics. So let's not confuse that with there being something wrong with golden rice or it not existing.
But if that isn't enough, we have fast growing salmon, non browning apples, and pink pineapple which are all gmos on the market that don't have to do with pesticides or pest resistance. If we include ones that are simply resistant to viruses, then the list grows substantially more.