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> Nevertheless, my time in GMO research creating virus-resistant plants has meant dealing with the overwhelming negative responses the topic evokes in so many p
by kornish 9y ago
> Nevertheless, my time in GMO research creating virus-resistant plants has meant dealing with the overwhelming negative responses the topic evokes in so many people. These range from daily conversations halting into awkward silence when the subject of my work crops up, to hateful Twitter trolls, and even the occasional fear that public protesters might destroy our research.
Do any folks working at social media or adtech firms feel the same way, out of interest? Curious if the recent CA scandals have caused an uptick in confrontational behavior.
- sampo 9y agoI collected some mentions of "Monsanto" from this very discussion: ...Monsanto lawsuits... ...created by Monsanto (which is Evil)... ...Monsanto patents... ...those of us who are suspicious of the Monsantos of this world... I would be funny to be a software engineer if every discussion with friends and family about your work would involve suspicious mentions like "Facebook lawsuits..." , "...created by Facebook (which is Evil)...", "Facebook patents...", "...those of us who are suspicious of the Facebooks of this world..." Or the same for s/Facebook/Google/g.