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>The best option is not screwing up our planet. That isn't even close to the best option. That's like saying: "don't make backups, just don't screw up." edit
by blhack 12y ago
>The best option is not screwing up our planet.
That isn't even close to the best option. That's like saying: "don't make backups, just don't screw up."
edit: to be more specific, "make makeups, but also try not to screw up"
- csallen 12y agoMakes sense if you are a very short-term thinker.
- crpatino 12y ago> That's like saying: "don't make backups, just don't screw up." That does not even belong in the same category. Data backups in computer systems are cheap, and people/organizations not doing them even cheaper! On the other hand, doctors don't make backups of the gravely ill[1] before a dangerous surgery. That is beyond our current capabilities, so "do not screw up" is as good as it gets. Yet another example, civil engineers do not make backups of skyscrapers[2] before doing maintenance work, even major maintenance work. While technically feasible, the economic cost would be prohibitive. My gut feeling is that a "backup planet" would fall somewhere in between cases [1] and [2].