You've got that famous quote from Edison about failing at make a light bulb.
Or you think everyone who studies cancer and doesn't cure it should think of themselves as failures?
God forbid you have a kid who wants to get better at something and you tell them to not bother because they're already a loser.
Agricultural techniques and tech are constantly improving. There's already a lot of money to be made improving all aspects of food production, incentivizing tons of non-SV companies to invest.
They have farms in Hawaii and Ontario with an office in LA.
I applaud Larry for trying here
He doesn’t have to answer to anyone
It would be nicer if it was not saddled by hubris and a lack of domain knowledge
It would be great if it were not such a colossal waste
In another timeline both concepts fail and he's just another clueless guy who blew a bunch of money on ideas outside his domain - doesn't mean it wasn't worth trying.