Anonymous #2 18h

Which part of genetically modifying seeds to produce seedless fruit so consumers can’t grow their own food is innovation and science?

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Anonymous #2 18h

Ok while this is true, it’s also fucking fruit. It is food that keeps us alive. And any development that makes it more nutrient dense, take less water/fertilizer/space/etc to grow should be freely used and adopted by other commercial farms. Too bad most of these developments tend to be the opposite and focus on making the fruit sweeter or look better and have less nutritional benefit so they sell better but whatever

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Anonymous #1 17h

Did you read the article or are you just making baseless assumptions? The article specifically mentions how quickly blueberry consumption in China has grown due to people being able to easily replicate the fruits and how consumers have been able to grow them yourselves. Stop talking nonsense.

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Anonymous #4 17h

I agree. However, what incentive does a business have for giving away their IP and secrets to the world under our current laws? All they’d do is bankrupt their company and help a competitor compete. If there was a global food authority, then in a perfect world yes, everyone would be able to share in the benefits of science and development. Sadly that’s not the world we live in.

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Anonymous #2 16h

I’m not even referencing the article, I’m referencing the decades-long documented history of seed companies deliberately designing foods that cannot be used to grow new food just to trap consumers into buying their food instead of growing it

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Anonymous #2 16h

If they can’t be successful without banning competition they shouldn’t be in business 🤷

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Anonymous #4 15h

How does banning theft = banning competition? If I decide to steal your wallet, is that competition? I’d argue if you can’t be successful without stealing from your competitors (as affirmed by Chinese courts), you shouldn’t be in business. Why are you advocating for thieves more than their own home country’s legal system? The court made them destroy the stolen crops and pay a fine. This isn’t a complex thing.

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Anonymous #1 15h

Ah yes the classic Monsanto move. Luckily Driscoll isn’t a seed engineer like Monsanto, they actually used an Australian company to modify the seed so that they can grow in different climates.

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