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Why assume that Monsanto etc isn't also capable of using data to figure out what works best?
by drakonandor 10y ago
Why assume that Monsanto etc isn't also capable of using data to figure out what works best?
- awongh 10y agoI'm sure they do, but their mo seems to be vendor lock in / price fixing vs. open ecosystem. Nothing wrong with making a profit, but I feel that plenty of their practices are criminal / actively harmful. One of the powerful things about the Elon narrative is that some of the underlying motivations are humanitarian. Monsanto may claim to be interested in feeding the world but it's clear that they don't really have any real interest in doing this beyond making good PR. I believe it's totally possible to be profitable in some of the areas monsanto works in and not be so... evil
- drakonandor 10y agoWhich practices of theirs do you find distasteful?
- awongh 10y agoHere's one summary that's rather bland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_legal_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_legal_cases And here's one that's more... opinionated: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0101-02.htm http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0101-02.htm