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We're hackers, engineers. We poke around for problems before there are problems and we pry open the black box to make sure it's not just filled with Bullshit. I
by VoodooJuJu 4y ago
We're hackers, engineers. We poke around for problems before there are problems and we pry open the black box to make sure it's not just filled with Bullshit. If you want to unquestioningly lap up everything that's offered to you, then I've got some ocean-front property in Afghanistan I'd like to sell you.
- torben-friis 4y agoThat’s definitely how many people here see themselves, but excessive scepticism can also be a problem, something which is overlooked by this crowd. If you don’t push and help the many small steps that come before the big leap, many big leaps will never become feasible.
- scottLobster 4y agoOver-hyping the small steps as big leaps is the problem. If the scientifically literate people here are sick of it, imagine what the voting public thinks.
- torben-friis 4y ago“First time ind history fusion releases more energy that is put in” is a big leap. The fact that it’s still a technology in its infancy and decades away from actual use doesn’t make it any less impressive.
- themitigating 4y agoSo the two options are to believe everything unquestionably or be suspicious/cynical about all new announcements.