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MAD, globalization and ease of travel is why WW3 is not happening. Be careful what you wish for. Scaling back civilization is not the solution. Technological p
by option 7y ago
MAD, globalization and ease of travel is why WW3 is not happening. Be careful what you wish for.
Scaling back civilization is not the solution. Technological progress and smart regulations are.
- caoilte 7y agoThose are pretty bold claims to make without sources. Maybe less air travel would be more civilized.
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoI agree about globalization, but Climate Change is just as likely to cause the type of instability that could lead to a WW3. It will certainly lead to massive suffering regardless. Until we have carbon-free or at least greatly-carbon-reduced air travel, we need to cut back on it.
- enchiridion 7y agoI'm pretty sure MAD is enough.
- staticautomatic 7y agoI had no idea Thomas Friedman was a HN member!
- devmunchies 7y ago> Scaling back civilization is not the solution. Technological progress and smart regulations are. Scaling back tech is definitely a solution. Especially a modern spin on "older" tech (e.g. bullet trains, passive solar heating). You speak so matter-of-factly yet there's no evidence that more "progress" is the solution, when there is no way to be sure (its a gamble), whereas its a fact that scaling back our reliance on more tech is a known solution.
- evanlivingston 7y agoCitation(s) needed.