Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it...
by roel_v on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @07:51AM
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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
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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.
Sorta like humans, except in plant/other animal form.