I wouldn’t call a chemical touch sensor optimized by eons of evolution to differentiate molecules from one another crude.

I know some people who keep bees and absolutely none of that is true if you take care of them properly. Bees will try to fill the space they are in with honeycomb even if it is well in excess of what they need because they are anticipating that the colony will grow, but if you harvest regularly and consistently the colony will not grow larger than can be supported by the honeycomb that is left behind.

All these Silicon Valley tech bros have been reinventing religion over and over again for years while believing themselves secular rationalists.

Self-watering with the blood of tyrants.

Huh? Google is a corporation. Are they licking their own boots?