GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 8 days agoHow is this not the standard view?lemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square128linkfedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down113file-text
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageHow is this not the standard view?lemmy.imagisphe.reGolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square128linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoOk so is this story, I think it’s from the book Freakonomics, but I can’t remember. So I’m paraphrasing: Monsanto (or similar) goes to like Vietnam or Cambodia (or whatever). They say, use our GMO rice, it will double your yield per year. They say, great! A year later Monsanto comes back, and finds the Vietnamese have only planted half their fields. “Why did you only plant half the field?” “Because with your seeds, we can work half as much”. I tried half assedly find the original story but the other cheek couldn’t be arsed.
Ok so is this story, I think it’s from the book Freakonomics, but I can’t remember. So I’m paraphrasing:
Monsanto (or similar) goes to like Vietnam or Cambodia (or whatever).
They say, use our GMO rice, it will double your yield per year.
They say, great!
A year later Monsanto comes back, and finds the Vietnamese have only planted half their fields.
“Why did you only plant half the field?”
“Because with your seeds, we can work half as much”.
I tried half assedly find the original story but the other cheek couldn’t be arsed.