My sperg take is that humans have been very lucky that our technological expansion hasn't caused our extinction
Technology is a tool not without consequence, something scientists don't understand but engineers do
Technology is a tool not without consequence, something scientists don't understand but engineers do
The inherent destructive nature of humanity always makes me concerned about how we handle security and the theatrics of safety.
I don't like Nuclear for reasons I've previously stated, but even hydro just takes a handful of bad actors to cause unfathomable damage. Pretending that these types of threats aren't realistic is pretty stupid once you see what the US has done globally
If the person who creates a technology can break it, it's not safe... see old adage about a good sysadmin shouldn't be able to take down his own system
I don't like Nuclear for reasons I've previously stated, but even hydro just takes a handful of bad actors to cause unfathomable damage. Pretending that these types of threats aren't realistic is pretty stupid once you see what the US has done globally
If the person who creates a technology can break it, it's not safe... see old adage about a good sysadmin shouldn't be able to take down his own system
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@lunarised Hmm, i doubt that safety seen in such a wide way is the most important aspect here.
If things that have a long term cumulative negative effect are being done over a long time, how much relevance do the short term effects like a hydro dam breaking really have?
I do agree that all notable changes to our environment have risks, but so does walking because you can stub your toe.
