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> It's a human issue. Which could be applied to any challenge that humanity face. This basic human weaknesses is always what holds us back in any endeavour.
by 7952 9y ago
> It's a human issue.
Which could be applied to any challenge that humanity face. This basic human weaknesses is always what holds us back in any endeavour. It is dangerous to just dismiss it as "arbitary". You have to deal with these issues if you want to make big projects achieve their objectives.
- nine_k 9y agoIt's fine to put yourself to a danger willingly. It's not fine to put your neighbors to a danger without their consent. The problem with many pieces of large-scale tech is potential harmful side effects on unrelated people who did not ask for that.
- 7952 9y agoYes, I agree. People are often nonchalant about those low probability dangers. But a single death from Cancer is just as bad as the death of an astronaut, perhaps worse as they have not consented to the risk or understand it. We should care about that, especially as space exploration is such an optional undertaking which people don't have to support. That is why there is a range safety system and why anything radioactive needs to be treated with caution.