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		small_scombrus 54 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Nigeria accepted GMOs The difference I think, is that the libraries are open source, and you don't have to pay Facebook yearly to use React. Countries can and do ban closed source paid products when they don't trust the provider (e.g. Huawei)

icpmoles 54 days ago [–]

When you buy hardware that goes rogue you're forced to throw it away and install something new, which costs money for hardware and labor.

When a GMO goes rogue you can just buy a different seed the next planting season, which you were going to do anyway.

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