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0 pointspretoriusB13y ago0 comments

>So now you vote for stopping progress forever for the fears of safety?

Why not?

Because you believe in "progress" as in an inherently good metaphysical entity?

I'd take safety and a better life for the vast majority of mankind over progress anyday.

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guard-of-terra13y ago

The vast majority of mankind do not have safe and enjoyable life.

The reason for that is not enough progress. "Safe and better" isn't going to materialize out of thin air.

pretoriusBOP13y ago

>The vast majority of mankind do not have safe and enjoyable life.

My sentiments exactly.

>The reason for that is not enough progress.

No, the reason for that is not enough political action for solving that.

It's not like we don't have enough food, resources of technology to solve all of those problems. And it's not like any new technology is applied to solving them.

People are dying (by the millions) by problems that can be solved by 200 and 300 year old technology.

guard-of-terra13y ago

Will that political action consist of taking the wealth from people who embraced progress and giving it to people who ignored progress?

So they can keep on remaining in the cultural and intellectual stone age and be proud of it?

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0 pointspretoriusB13y ago0 comments

>So now you vote for stopping progress forever for the fears of safety?

Why not?

Because you believe in "progress" as in an inherently good metaphysical entity?

I'd take safety and a better life for the vast majority of mankind over progress anyday.

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guard-of-terra13y ago

The vast majority of mankind do not have safe and enjoyable life.

The reason for that is not enough progress. "Safe and better" isn't going to materialize out of thin air.

pretoriusBOP13y ago

>The vast majority of mankind do not have safe and enjoyable life.

My sentiments exactly.

>The reason for that is not enough progress.

No, the reason for that is not enough political action for solving that.

It's not like we don't have enough food, resources of technology to solve all of those problems. And it's not like any new technology is applied to solving them.

People are dying (by the millions) by problems that can be solved by 200 and 300 year old technology.

guard-of-terra13y ago

Will that political action consist of taking the wealth from people who embraced progress and giving it to people who ignored progress?

So they can keep on remaining in the cultural and intellectual stone age and be proud of it?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse