What's good for farmability is not necessarily good for any other dimensions of quality.

· Bits and Bobs 4/20/26
  • What's good for farmability is not necessarily good for any other dimensions of quality.[e]
    • For many crops, native bees are apparently better at pollinating than honey bees.
    • But native bees aren't as social as honey bees.
    • Honey bees are easy to control via the queen.
    • That's why honey bees are so common… they're easier to control and commodify.
    • Organizations prefer employees to just optimize what's good for the hive, not what's good for them.