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> I don't like these articles for the simple fact that climate change In all likelihood the human race will be killed by computers (hacked, robotics, software

> I don't like these articles for the simple fact that climate change In all likelihood the human race will be killed by computers (hacked, robotics, software errors, hardware failures, and so on and so on.. pick one), and Not climate change. Just sayin.

kevinstubbs 7y ago
Feels like you're assigning probabilities out of thin air. For example, not sure how hardware failures would wipe out the entire human race, or even cause the collapse of modern civilization across the planet - like every single piece of critical hardware in all major cities would somehow have to fail in a limited space of time. It would require controlled electricity (for lack of a better term) to spontaneously disappear - the laws of physics would have to change, or maybe every human to contract a virus that makes us allergic to being near large amounts of electricity. Not to mention there was nearly modern civilization before electronics were invented that we could fall back to. Sounds like a cool premise for a novel, but something fanciful to the extreme.
- RaceWon 7y ago
  > Feels like you're assigning probabilities out of thin air. True, I did not run a probability study; however if one looks at the control that computers have on every facet of your existence and how often they fail--I'm pretty the odds would scare the fuck out of you. > Not to mention there was nearly modern civilization before electronics were invented that we could fall back to. You going down to the stream to fetch water when it no longer flows from your faucet? > like every single piece of critical hardware in all major cities would somehow have to fail Viruses could do it. People panic. Could you live a week without food or power? Please, I remember when Hurricane Sandy hit here in NY... it would not take much to turn society on its ear. Of course, I'm sure your right--after all Y2K never happened, and I mean who could foresee in 1983 that the future would actually be here in 17 LONG, LONG years.
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kevinstubbs 7y ago

Feels like you're assigning probabilities out of thin air. For example, not sure how hardware failures would wipe out the entire human race, or even cause the collapse of modern civilization across the planet - like every single piece of critical hardware in all major cities would somehow have to fail in a limited space of time. It would require controlled electricity (for lack of a better term) to spontaneously disappear - the laws of physics would have to change, or maybe every human to contract a virus that makes us allergic to being near large amounts of electricity. Not to mention there was nearly modern civilization before electronics were invented that we could fall back to. Sounds like a cool premise for a novel, but something fanciful to the extreme.

RaceWon 7y ago
> Feels like you're assigning probabilities out of thin air. True, I did not run a probability study; however if one looks at the control that computers have on every facet of your existence and how often they fail--I'm pretty the odds would scare the fuck out of you. > Not to mention there was nearly modern civilization before electronics were invented that we could fall back to. You going down to the stream to fetch water when it no longer flows from your faucet? > like every single piece of critical hardware in all major cities would somehow have to fail Viruses could do it. People panic. Could you live a week without food or power? Please, I remember when Hurricane Sandy hit here in NY... it would not take much to turn society on its ear. Of course, I'm sure your right--after all Y2K never happened, and I mean who could foresee in 1983 that the future would actually be here in 17 LONG, LONG years.
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