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This is one reason why I'm dismayed when people interested in the origin of life question start talking about cells. They're too complex. I think Nick Lane some
by chrsw 2y ago
This is one reason why I'm dismayed when people interested in the origin of life question start talking about cells. They're too complex. I think Nick Lane something like "if you were size of a molecule and you stood on the edge of a cell you'd see something about as complex as a city laid out before you". Imagine wanting to understand the origins of human civilization and you start out by studying Miami or Seattle.
- PaulHoule 2y agoLenin talked about rural stupidity but I sometimes see urban stupidity. If you grow up underclass in New York City the skyscrapers seem to hang in he air without physical support —- or financial support. Without visibility of the invisible economic pyramid underneath them the whole economy looks like a scam or a power trip right out of Foucault. So no wonder a state rep from the Bronx will insist that we subsidize off-track betting to save jobs. In this classic book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Thermonuclear_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Thermonuclear_War Kahn points out that if the cities of the US were destroyed we could reconstruct them in 40 or so years based on resources from the countryside. If it was turned around the city people just die.