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> ...an investment that could improve life for billions of people. This is the problem I have with startups/tech that intend to revolutionize farming: it's rar
by jimt1234 2y ago
> ...an investment that could improve life for billions of people.
This is the problem I have with startups/tech that intend to revolutionize farming: it's rarely to improve life for people, but rather to increase profits. Perhaps Ellison does, indeed, intend to use this farming tech to help bring food to hungry people around the world - and that would be great! But I'm skeptical; Larry's never struck me as an altruistic dude.
- bpodgursky 2y agoI did not make any claims about altruistic intent. This is an empirical statement about the outcome of the startup if successful.
- giantrobot 2y ago> Larry's never struck me as an altruistic dude. Don't anthropomorphize Larry Ellison.
- p4ul 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2308s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2308s
- Panzer04 2y agoThe majority of the success of modern society has come from allowing these self-serving motivations to help everyone. I don't get where this moralistic perspective that everything has to be done selflessly for some greater good has come from.