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Originally Posted by jammies
Well, it looks like you agree with the ridiculous assertion that somehow this technology is being going to be suppressed by "Big Agriculture', or whatever you want to call it, so maybe explain further how this will go down. Are there plenty of lobbyists distorting the marketplace for big companies? Sure. However, not only is it hard to see what the advantage for these companies would be in blocking this tech, but it is also hard to imagine what could be done to stop it with legislation - ban hydroponics? On what basis? Even the most imaginative lobbyist needs a pretext...
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You do realize that most laws in the US restricting innovation make absolutely no sense at all right? Take Comcast and their ability to block cities from becoming their own ISP. Makes zero sense, and yet somehow they can still fight for that right. Not saying this won't happen, but big food will not like it if someone can farm this efficiently. I mean look at how Wall Street is reacting. Not even 5 years after the financial collapse and they're working overtime trying to get the GOP Senate to repeal any legislation written that prohibits them from making massive profits even at the expense of the economy and billions of taxpayer dollars.