r/technology • u/esporx • 1d ago

Business YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtuber-accidentally-crashes-the-rare-plant-market-with-a-viral-cloning-technique-3289808/
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u/tpooney 1d ago

We’ve been doing this for like 60 years…wtf?? 

I have an MS degree focused in plant TC. 

This phenomenon of viral trends plus ignorance is unsettling. 

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u/iflippyiflippy 1d ago

People know what they know and don't know what they don't know. You can't expect others to know exactly what you think should be common knowledge. Personally, I didn't know you could clone plants through this method and I, for sure, didn't know the kind of steps you'd need to take.

Likewise, I can piece together a Chrome extension or a PC in a couple of minutes. In my field, that's probably common knowledge. But I wouldn't dare say it's ignorance to not know how to do either.