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Question
The seeds were not sure that what Hasmukh was talking about was really progress. What do you feel?
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Solution
I think the seeds were correct in their thinking. A new method of agriculture tends to overexploit the soil and other resources. This leads to loss of fertility of the soil which may result in the land becoming barren. Too much irrigation depletes the groundwater and thus leaves little water for the future. A machine can do the work of many people which leaves many people jobless.
Apparently, it looks like progress, but it is not real progress.
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