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> I hate to play the pessimist here, but I wish we could balance these amazing technological advances with the wisdom on how to use them. This article left me
by pyrale 2y ago
> I hate to play the pessimist here, but I wish we could balance these amazing technological advances with the wisdom on how to use them.
This article left me with the same feeling. Technology advances so fast we're simply unable to collectively process the power we have. We're the equivalent of a toddler finding daddy's gun.
- aftbit 2y agoOr this quote from Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars: "We're like dwarves in a waldo[.] One of those really big waldo excavators. We're inside it and supposed to be moving a mountain, and instead of using the waldo capabilities we're leaning out of a window and digging with teaspoons. And complimenting each other on the way we're taking advantage of the height." We don't even realize what is possible with our current technology.
- hackable_sand 2y agoIt seems like the dwarves are using the machine exactly how it was intended to be used: to move a mountain. If you want a better analogy, ask yourself what the purpose of a "Where's Waldo?" book is.