In the post-industrial era maybe people will be less likely to sit around on their asses bemoaning their unemployment, cursing capitalism while at the same time waiting for a corporation or the government to hire them.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/02/tech-biology-pig-dna-genome.html
Breeding Better Bacon.
With a little gene tinkering they could probably genetically engineer a kosher pig. Would you eat bacon from that Dwayner?
If an earthquake hit the Columbia, and Bacon Walk fell into the river, the amount of quality Portland climbing might decrease but the overall quality of Washington rock would probably increase somewhat...