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Interesting hypothetical question. Are you suggesting Monsanto is benefiting humanity?
by danielharan 14y ago
Interesting hypothetical question. Are you suggesting Monsanto is benefiting humanity?
- latch 14y agoNo I'm not. All I know about them is what gets press coverage, which is pretty bleak. No doubt in a meta sense there's been some benefits in the concentrated pooling of resources even with strong IP litigation. Still, what I suggest isn't unfathomable. The company doesn't even have to be altruistic...even if their sole goal is profit, I think there should be some affordances to protect them.
- danielharan 14y agoGiven their crimes, I'd actually want to revoke their charter. We allow people to get limited liability for joint enterprises. This is a privilege. Either we put real people in jail, or we start revoking charters. Protecting unaccountable institutions because their greed might result in good things is a complete abdication of governance and simple common sense.