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Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned? In recent times, due to a relative dearth of high yield i
by pwdisswordfish2 6y ago
Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned?
In recent times, due to a relative dearth of high yield investment opportunities, there is a lot of money with nowhere to go. Some believe much of it is "dumb" money. Overfunded startups are one possible symptom. Heavily-funded "AI" may be another.
This is before we even consider the moral and ethical issues of using "AI" as a substitute for human judgment. It may "work" but that in itself may not be an adequate justification for its use.
- mr_toad 6y ago> Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned? The space program?
- pwdisswordfish2 6y agoIn the US, yeah. Great example. SpaceX is here to get you back on track. /s
- burntoutfire 6y ago> Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned? The communist countries seen a huge misallocation of funds into giant projects that didn't make sense (e.g. huge steel mills in Poland that were always losing money).