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I can pretty easily compare them… Software pollutes our culture and damages our political environments with toxic platforms, adtech tracking nightmares that ha
by kennywinker 4y ago
I can pretty easily compare them…
Software pollutes our culture and damages our political environments with toxic platforms, adtech tracking nightmares that have been co-opted by Stasi-esque government agencies. Those are just the first two things that come to mind.
Biology… hasn’t done too much harm. Biology’s biggest crime to date that I can think of is probably suicide seeds. Maybe there are things I’m not thinking of. Certainly crispr and GMOs pose a risk, but the benefits have outweighed the risk pretty well. But maybe we’ve just gotten lucky.
Chemistry… has a very long list. Forever chemicals, mustard gas and other chemical weapons, the chemical dousing chambers of el paso texas (search “bath riots”) and their legacy…