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This type of story is fueled by techno-optimists who want to believe that humans can always "figure out" the universe and take advantage of the laws of physics

by jokoon 3y ago

This type of story is fueled by techno-optimists who want to believe that humans can always "figure out" the universe and take advantage of the laws of physics to master their environment. I don't understand where this belief comes from, but to think that research + time = innovation is really ignorant of how technology works. It seems it's really rooted in prophetic or religious way to look at technology. Cornucopianism is a really better word for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopianism

RhodesianHunter 3y ago
>I don't understand where this belief comes from Probably the last 100 or so years where we have largely done exactly that.
- timeon 3y ago
  Now we are going to pay for that.
  - RhodesianHunter 3y ago
    We'd be paying had we not done it.
jabedude 3y ago
> I don't understand where this belief comes from For me it comes from a survey of the previous 2 millennia of human history and witnessing constant technological advancements that produce higher and higher standards of living
- CatWChainsaw 3y ago
  2 millennia of human history. Out of the 10 that have had anything resembling civilization. Out of the 100 since "humans" began to walk the earth. So which condition, exactly, is the anomaly? :)
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Larrikin 3y ago
Do you really think we have figured it all out and all the current research is pointless? Or did you just want to post that Wikipedia article?
KyleBerezin 3y ago
History has had many groundbreaking discoveries. It seems foolish to assume that is over. There will be more ground breaking discoveries, and there will be more iterative discoveries. People are so interested in room temp superconductors and stable fusion, because they CAN exist, and likely will exist. 'High' temperature super conductors were only recently discovered, and only a couple of years ago lanthanum decahydride was shown to transition at -10F. It seems odd to me to assume that this hurdle isn't going to be overcome, and even stranger to disparage others for thinking so.
poopbutt7 3y ago
Agreed. They're such sheep, it's embarrassing. One day they'll acknowledge our obvious superiority.

by jokoon 3y ago

RhodesianHunter 3y ago

>I don't understand where this belief comes from Probably the last 100 or so years where we have largely done exactly that.

timeon 3y ago
Now we are going to pay for that.
- RhodesianHunter 3y ago
  We'd be paying had we not done it.

jabedude 3y ago

> I don't understand where this belief comes from For me it comes from a survey of the previous 2 millennia of human history and witnessing constant technological advancements that produce higher and higher standards of living

CatWChainsaw 3y ago
2 millennia of human history. Out of the 10 that have had anything resembling civilization. Out of the 100 since "humans" began to walk the earth. So which condition, exactly, is the anomaly? :)

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Larrikin 3y ago

Do you really think we have figured it all out and all the current research is pointless? Or did you just want to post that Wikipedia article?

KyleBerezin 3y ago

History has had many groundbreaking discoveries. It seems foolish to assume that is over. There will be more ground breaking discoveries, and there will be more iterative discoveries. People are so interested in room temp superconductors and stable fusion, because they CAN exist, and likely will exist. 'High' temperature super conductors were only recently discovered, and only a couple of years ago lanthanum decahydride was shown to transition at -10F. It seems odd to me to assume that this hurdle isn't going to be overcome, and even stranger to disparage others for thinking so.

poopbutt7 3y ago

Agreed. They're such sheep, it's embarrassing. One day they'll acknowledge our obvious superiority.