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A Boring Dystopia

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Veritasium video about Monsanto.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have seen plants sold in shops with warnings that you can't propagate them. Dunno why because it was so easy to do.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

You wouldn't download a plant

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 23 hours ago

I've seen that, but I always assumed they meant you couldn't take a cutting from a plant in the store without buying the whole plant, which, I feel like that's fair. Trying to prevent people from propagating their own plants after they've paid for them is asinine though.

It's like the start of a movie having a disclaimer about "You wouldn't download a car!!!!"

Pirate the seeds. And seed them for others.