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Does it matter if your houseplant’s born in a lab and never existed in nature?
- richardatlarge 5y agoQuote: If what makes our houseplant special is a result, not of the evolution of the species, but of modern laboratory manipulations, do we perceive it in the same way? Should we?
- salawat 5y ago...It's a fully self-perpetuating organism. If it can do everything it needs to then yes. It's a miracle.
- RodgerTheGreat 5y agoThe crucial distinction is this: do you appreciate the rare object for its own attributes, or do you appreciate the rare object because you have it and other people do not? If you loved the plants (or crystals, or antiques, or anything else) for their own sake, reducing scarcity would not harm your appreciation and enjoyment. If your goal is having what others cannot, the collection might as well just be numbers in a bank account: a proxy for power.
- d_watt 5y agoCan't you also value a thing for the history they represent? The tomb of the unknown soldier isn't sacred because it's human remains, they're sacred because of their story.
- aaron695 5y ago
- adhesive_wombat 5y ago"Propagation prohibited." https://mobile.twitter.com/corg_e/status/1495208039942701064 https://mobile.twitter.com/corg_e/status/1495208039942701064