This is straight freebasing idealism. Zero material concern of things like “do we have the climate and soil capable of growing this plant” no, we can completely ignore biological reality if we just bootstrap the can-do entrepreneurial drive hard enough.

[–] eyyImwalkin@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

never tell the mayos about real tangible things that exist

they'll get it into their head to burn even more fossil fuels until you can grow coconuts in montana

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

what if i put a greenhouse next to a datacenter

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

probably have to do with the fact that advance economy is so alien to actual manufacturing that they can just pitch stupid shit à la McKinsey and see that sticks

[–] miz@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

there was a Juicero-tier startup that was going to grow plants inside some kind of computer climate controlled box

trying to remember/find the article

[–] fox@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tech bros reinventing the green house

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Compared to their actual product, which was a machine that squeezed a bag, it is pretty impressive.

[–] fox@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Box with lightbulb is a lot less impressive TBH, at least juicero had moving parts and shit, even if it was ludicrously overengineered

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

Our Will will Triumph over the material conditions and we shall have our pumpkin spiced lattes!