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> I don't really see what is evil about Monsanto? They're just a regular technology company. We, better than anyone, should understand technology companies.

Not the OP. "Evil" is a value judgement that many may not agree with.

But imho Monsanto is a little bit more than "just a regular technological company" as you put it. This section on Wiki makes an interesting read for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_actions_and_con...

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For what it is worth, the Silicon Valley tech giants have their own fair share of lawsuits[1][2][3]. I don't think that detracts from what kind of company they are.

I am a practicing farmer though, so I actually have to deal with them, not just read about them from afar, so perhaps I am biased on the subject.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Google_litigation

>I don't think that detracts from what kind of company they are.

I think it depends upon the specific lawsuits and their validity.

Most of the tech corporations I've worked with are "evil", or at best pointless. That's the current world I live in. With some notable exceptions, people doing actually meaningful work are crapped on. (http://www.strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/)

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