Re: Presumptous
> Jordan your not alone with your thoughts which is good. I think its a
>huge stretch to get these things "extremely commercialized".......theres
>no gaurantees ever which makes it hard to sell a product....what are ya
>thinking billboards and little bribes in your lunch sack about buying my
>1111seed. I agree the degree of commercialism we all have been put
>through is enough to make you barf. But I don't see the chance of the
>same thing happening with AGs. Heres why. Most of us resent
>commercialism overload.... and we do this for fun . And want to keep it
>that way. So i think that we have to leave it "open" to each grower to
>decide on there own needs ,how much they want to give to the game. And
>allow freedom to do so.......without judgement.............. If we dictate
>how much you should give then it takes away the act of giving and freedom
>to do what you want to with your pumpkin and seeds. And that in itself
>will kill a hobby...............Mbrock
No, this is not simple supply and demand. Most growers don't want this
>to become a business. That is why selling seeds is bad. The more this
>becomes a way to make money, the less of a hobby it will become that anyone
>can do. Do you want to see this extremely commercialized? Some do, so they
>can make money, but I think not the hobby is fun and creating a seed market
>will take away from the fun, not to mention lead to corruption and fake
>seeds which lead to fake genetic trees and all the years of good record
>keeping could be lost. Soon, only one who used his seeds alone would know
>the genetics of the next seeds. If we let this play out.. well, it will
>turn into a money business, and money is the root of evil.
>
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