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Reminds me of Fahrenheit. Bradbury envisioned roads where cars go really really fast, can barely see where they're going since all is a blur. Social norm is tha
by Swizec 10y ago
Reminds me of Fahrenheit. Bradbury envisioned roads where cars go really really fast, can barely see where they're going since all is a blur. Social norm is that stepping on the road means you die and that you were an idiot for having done it. Cars don't break or swerve for people or animals on road. They might feel inconvenienced by the splash of blood on their car.
- darkerside 10y agoBradbury certainly had a strong sense for how society/technology evolve. Are such accidents worth the cost of essentially creating additional free time for the majority of car-operating humanity? Sorry for the leading question.
- Swizec 10y agoAre school shootings worth the cost of guns you can buy easily? US sure thinks so. Sorry for the loaded answer.
- darkerside 10y agoA sincere apology if you took my previous post as flippant. If it wasn't clear, I believe we need to think twice any time we value convenience over safety.
- Swizec 10y agoI agree, and my reply was also unnecessarily flippant. Historically speaking, we don't have a good tack record of assessing infrequent but catastrophic risk versus consistent but small reward. As a society we tend to consistently choose the latter. Then try to retroactively reduce probability of catastrophic failure.