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Chernobyl happened because a government bureaucracy was lax and cocky. Love Canal happened because multiple government bureaucracies were lazy and didn't give
by vonmoltke 11y ago
Chernobyl happened because a government bureaucracy was lax and cocky. Love Canal happened because multiple government bureaucracies were lazy and didn't give a shit. Maybe we just can't leave these kind of things in the hands of big, disconnected bureaucracies at all.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoBig corporations and big government bureaucracies are very similar to each other. In both cases you have tons of formalisms required by law, and lots of people jockeying for status and money.
- mcv 11y agoTrue, but a well functioning company strives to maximize profits and reduce costs, whereas a well functioning government strives to maximize public benefit. A well functioning company might still decide to cut corners. Although I suppose that could be prevented with really tight regulation and harsh punishment for companies that still mess up. But if there's really no organization capable of handling this responsibility, then maybe we shouldn't use these technologies on this scale at all.