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Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by sbov on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @03:06AM (#14253630)
Invasive species tend to be a term used for things that thrive and choke out all competition and ultimately come to dominate and severely alter the landscape. Ultimately they tend to be bad for diversity.

Sorta like humans, except in plant/other animal form.

Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by roel_v on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @07:51AM (#14254901)
Strawman. GP was saying 'don't buy overseas seeds because they are species that are not native to wherever you are importing them to'. Which doesn't make sense - whether a species out competes another doesn't depend on where it's from. Sure, when you introduce some species into certain ecosystems, those ecosystems will change. Nobody's saying you shouldn't think and/or manage. What I'm saying is that the whole 'exotic is bad' line of thinking ultimately boils down to the naturalistic fallacy.
Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @09:27AM (#14255438)
Exotic is bad when it costs the US economy $167bn a year, which is a realistic estimate of the amount lost because of the effects of invasive species of all kinds.

If you think that's a "naturalistic fallacy" perhaps you need to brush up on your economics.