this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2025
621 points (96.8% liked)

Science Memes

12010 readers
2032 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, I totally agree with all forms of breaking IP law on ethical grounds. But I also recognise that it's still breaking the law right now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Why "but"? Why are those two statements viewed as contradicting each other in tone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You getting downvoted for stating what's factually correct while still disagreeing with it is classic shooting the messenger.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

I have read these receipts and literally the first story is about Percy Schmeiser, a farmer who used seed from plants grown on his own land that had been "contaminated" with genes from a neighboring farm. He had never signed any contract with Mansanto and didn't take the seeds from his neighbor. Plants on his property were "contaminated" through natural means.
It then ends with a brief note about 700 farmers who settled out of court and lumps them under the guilty umbrella because they settled.
But worst of all, this site that this article is posted on is a propaganda mouth piece for Monsanto. It is owned and funded by the same guy owns and funds Monsanto's PR company.