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Some things have come up in the local scene that has brought certain perspectives to light. People are making claims of their "hard work" as breeders, etc. when they are just closet hacks and pollen chuckers. Nothing wrong with being a pollen chucker, but know your place. The real breeders are the ones that did the hard work, you can look them up here on THCbay, etc. Popping some beans and making some F1 hybrids is just that....F1s, they are not a strain. The clone-only scene in CO has gotten out of hand, with everyone renaming phenos, who knows what is what. Personally, I don't see chucking pollen as "hard work", in fact, it seems that nature takes care of itself pretty well with out much intervention...one could even "accidentally" do some "hard work".
The honest truth is there are people in the industry trying to base their entire business off ONE clone-only F1 hybrid of their (or someone else's) creation. This is pretty pathetic if you ask me, especially with the plethora of availability in strains both locally and from real seed breeders. There is lots of good stuff out there, but there are those capitalizing off the lazy masses that don't want to look for it, or just don't know better.
People are letting their greed and need for attention get the better of them. I personally think that if you bred a cut, even if it is just an F1, and you are trying to make a name for yourself, you should let that cut go...let others have it without restrictions. If it is a truly worthy cut, it will find it’s way to those who deserve it. I think some people might be scared that the cuts they are spreading as "elite" won't stand up to a real elite cut when grown right by someone that knows what they are doing. Than again, it’s pretty easy to strike gold (or at least cobalt) when mining through F1s of good parentage....The real proof is if that cut will stand the test of time. Will it be in that "elite" garden in 2 years from now? or will it get tossed aside as just another played-out cut?
The bigger picture is hoarding, greed motivated especially. This isn't good for our movement. The greed-based hoarders now will be the first ones in line at the patent office when it becomes legal to patent strains, they will be the first ones to sue you if you are growing their strains, and they will be the first ones to $ell out to a corporation when it gets to that point.
Now there are instances where hoarding is justified. If a person or a certain crew is working with some unique and different cuts that give them a bit of an edge, the more power to them. But these people tend to stay in small circles, hiding in the shadows, and usually don't want any attention or credit, they are just working on that fire shit! And if you manage to get one of their cuts, that’s because they are already on the next thing...these people tend to stay getting passed elite cuts, and stay cracking beans to find the good stuff, they aren't hung up on one of those cuts, and they aren't trying to get rich or in the limelight for those cuts. They aren't giving their cuts to some people because they are "cool" and others that they think are not, they aren't advertising, they aren't succumbing to greed...
All those lonely people and tight-knit little crews out there in the shadows, working on that fire, keep doing your thing...you know who you are....and you know that sometimes, you gotta let some of those "elite" cuts just fly free....how else will they stay timeless?
The honest truth is there are people in the industry trying to base their entire business off ONE clone-only F1 hybrid of their (or someone else's) creation. This is pretty pathetic if you ask me, especially with the plethora of availability in strains both locally and from real seed breeders. There is lots of good stuff out there, but there are those capitalizing off the lazy masses that don't want to look for it, or just don't know better.
People are letting their greed and need for attention get the better of them. I personally think that if you bred a cut, even if it is just an F1, and you are trying to make a name for yourself, you should let that cut go...let others have it without restrictions. If it is a truly worthy cut, it will find it’s way to those who deserve it. I think some people might be scared that the cuts they are spreading as "elite" won't stand up to a real elite cut when grown right by someone that knows what they are doing. Than again, it’s pretty easy to strike gold (or at least cobalt) when mining through F1s of good parentage....The real proof is if that cut will stand the test of time. Will it be in that "elite" garden in 2 years from now? or will it get tossed aside as just another played-out cut?
The bigger picture is hoarding, greed motivated especially. This isn't good for our movement. The greed-based hoarders now will be the first ones in line at the patent office when it becomes legal to patent strains, they will be the first ones to sue you if you are growing their strains, and they will be the first ones to $ell out to a corporation when it gets to that point.
Now there are instances where hoarding is justified. If a person or a certain crew is working with some unique and different cuts that give them a bit of an edge, the more power to them. But these people tend to stay in small circles, hiding in the shadows, and usually don't want any attention or credit, they are just working on that fire shit! And if you manage to get one of their cuts, that’s because they are already on the next thing...these people tend to stay getting passed elite cuts, and stay cracking beans to find the good stuff, they aren't hung up on one of those cuts, and they aren't trying to get rich or in the limelight for those cuts. They aren't giving their cuts to some people because they are "cool" and others that they think are not, they aren't advertising, they aren't succumbing to greed...
All those lonely people and tight-knit little crews out there in the shadows, working on that fire, keep doing your thing...you know who you are....and you know that sometimes, you gotta let some of those "elite" cuts just fly free....how else will they stay timeless?
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