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Company culture outlives individuals and propagates by means of hiring, training, documentation, internal policy and incentive structures. Not to mention oral a

• dionidium 4y ago
  As with many things, there's a strong form of the argument and a weak form. I wouldn't deny the importance of culture, entirely, but I still don't think Agent Orange has anything to do with the debate about GM crops and at some point individual policies should be debated on their merits.
  • cool_dude85 4y ago
    That surely depends on the specifics. It's perfectly relevant if one side wishes to point out that Monsanto has lied in the past about the safety of its chemicals, or whether the company has prioritized human safety, etc. Obviously, if the point is a technical one about specific GMO crops, it's not relevant. Context, right?
• 0xBDB 4y ago
  This is true, but cultures can experience shame, as the Germans (and to the lesser extent the Japanese) did after WWII. I work for a company with a 30-year-old felony conviction (as a company). Pretty much the first thing that happens on new hire orientation day is that they tell you what happened, not to ever do it again, and all of the many ways available to rat out anyone who is doing it or letting it happen.