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> The problem is that technological advancement far outpaces our ability to reason or control its usage effectively. Regulation lags misuse and eventually somet
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
> The problem is that technological advancement far outpaces our ability to reason or control its usage effectively. Regulation lags misuse and eventually something (drones, nanobots, whatever) is going to lead to a massive and irreversible calamity before we change our starry-eyed rush to embrace the "new".
To paraphrase Lord Of The Rings, those who have no drones can still die by them. As long as drones are being made in China or Iran or anywhere in the world, a terrorist/non-state actor/motivated assassin/special ops unit can get them and use them against you. Banning them in the US may slow this down, slightly, but it won't prevent it.
- belthesar 2y agoI hear this argument often times when relating to gun laws in the US as a defense for the status quo, and yet the US continues to have the second highest gun deaths per capita. I can’t say that this argument is fallacious because of that parallel, but it does end up being a weaker argument in my eyes because of it. There has to be another option besides letting the arms race continue unchecked. That’s the only option that, in my opinion, ensures that we all lose.