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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by x5n1 on Sunday July 26, 2015 @01:41AM (#9950275)
There is also the whole regulatory capture side of GMO. The ownership of all plants on Earth by a few corporations. That part is also worrying because it brings all food under the control of a few corporations under the patents regime.
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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by vixen99 on Sunday July 26, 2015 @02:14AM (#9950337)
How is it that this isn't THE major issue?
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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by Tycho on Sunday July 26, 2015 @03:27PM (#9951946)
Because patents are just legal constructs which can be repealed or ignored, unlike catastrophic damage to the ecosphere...
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