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The article says farming is the oldest industry. I thought that moniker belonged to ...another profession. In all seriousness, it is great to see venture capi
by terravion 12y ago
The article says farming is the oldest industry. I thought that moniker belonged to ...another profession.
In all seriousness, it is great to see venture capital attention to agriculture. Agriculture is the original tech industry that disrupted the way people lived. There was food before there was agriculture and it is much more open to tech adoption than most urbanites realize.
- jqm 12y agoIndeed. Aside from the other profession you might have in mind, people were certainly hunting and fishing and gathering and making pots and baskets and boats and war a long long time before they started farming. Farming is an old profession, but not even close to the oldest.
- chrisbennet 12y agoIt said farming is the oldest industry. Maybe that is more true?