[cyberax]

So you want to destroy all the people who create hybrid plants? Isn't that a bit cruel?

Edit: also, Monsanto has never actually used their non-replicating seeds. This is a common trope in the greenie hippie community that "Monsanto wants to own your food forever".

[jolmg]

Strawman if I ever saw one.

[cyberax]

Really? How? Has Monsanto used its termination patents?

[jolmg]

>> These people are evil.

> So you want to kill them?

If you're being serious, saying "there is a special place in hell" does not equal "let's send them there".

[delichon]

True, he's not suggesting that they be sent prematurely, just that they should endure eternal torture afterwards. That seems harsh for growing a seedless grape.

[jolmg]

People also say things in ways not to be taken super literally. "There's a special place in hell" is an idiom.

> Said of a person whom one considers to be especially wicked, evil, malevolent, etc. Often used facetiously or sarcastically.

From: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/there's+a+special+place...

So they're not really saying this either:

> just that they should endure eternal torture afterwards

They're really just saying, "these people are evil/wicked".

[cyberax]

Let's try this: "greenie hippie who want to starve the humanity deserve a special place in hell".

Hmm? Not bad, I think?

What? You're saying that greenie hippies think that they're actually saving the humanity by forcing it to get close to the Great Spirit, Wisdom of The Anciens or some such nonsense?

Well, Monsanto also had good reasons for developing self-terminating seeds. They are more contained, have almost zero risk of accidentally spreading resistance to other species, and they still can be easily recreated by anyone once the patent expires.