The Monsanto commercial is interesting, but to be frank I was put off from the start they used robots to try and show how technologically advanced they and their seeds were but as Pollan said in the reading we cannot be sure of the impacts that genetically altered food will have on us and the environment. This ad suggests that genetically perfect corn is the way of the future and that the third world countries should embrace it. Nature is not perfect and it seems as if the world is trying harder and harder to make it just that. If we mess too much with nature it always back fires on us. Genetics is no different we are messing with something that we do not understand and chances are it will cause far more problems than good. What’s wrong with the farms that are in place right now in India? Besides it is not like corn is a major part of their diet, rice does much better in that climate; genetically engineered corn won’t change that.
Advertising is stupid and Monsanto is no different. Robots are not better then people and perfect corn is not better any smart person should see this so I don’t get why the ad would be applying other then as a wait what moment.
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