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Right. Pollution was an unavoidable side effect of the Industrial Revolution, and spoilage is an unavoidable side effect of long-distance transport of perishab
by raldi 15y ago
Right. Pollution was an unavoidable side effect of the Industrial Revolution, and spoilage is an unavoidable side effect of long-distance transport of perishable goods, and heat is an unavoidable side effect of pretty much everything, but all are still legitimate problems.
- maeon3 15y agoThe very fabric of nature is changing for humans. Data can be replicated worldwide in seconds. The problem of intellectual property getting copied is not solved by hindering or putting barriers to copying. The solution is to change the business model. Make it so that the copying is free and anyone can do it, but If I earn money from said copying, then a reasonable tiny fraction of my profits go to the entity that did most of the work in making my profits possible. All surrounded by a heaping helping of due process. Note that my proposal isn't necessarily the best one, but it doesn't attempt to enforce the impossible.
- rbanffy 15y agoLike maeon3 pointed out, we deal with pollution, spoilage and waste heat by modifying the process, not the laws of physics.
- VMG 15y agoWe deal with pollution by having laws that prohibit the process of pollution.