alt Hacker NewsPeople also say things in ways not to be taken super literally. "There's a special place in hell" is an idiom.
> Said of a person whom one considers to be especially wicked, evil, malevolent, etc. Often used facetiously or sarcastically.
From: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/there's+a+special+place...
So they're not really saying this either:
> just that they should endure eternal torture afterwards
They're really just saying, "these people are evil/wicked".
Let's try this: "greenie hippie who want to starve the humanity deserve a special place in hell".
Hmm? Not bad, I think?
What? You're saying that greenie hippies think that they're actually saving the humanity by forcing it to get close to the Great Spirit, Wisdom of The Anciens or some such nonsense?
Well, Monsanto also had good reasons for developing self-terminating seeds. They are more contained, have almost zero risk of accidentally spreading resistance to other species, and they still can be easily recreated by anyone once the patent expires.