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aswhole t1_j3kejl5 wrote

Will there ever be something that really stumps humans? It's like everytime I read a doomsday issue, there is always some fascinating discovery to address that issue.

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Mr_Mouthbreather t1_j3ksnxs wrote

There's a saying in poker that goes "going all in works every time but once." We will figure work arounds, until we don't. We don't really get a second shot.

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SoleilNobody t1_j3klx8s wrote

Climate change.

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aswhole t1_j3knmys wrote

Even that, I've read of revolutionary discoveries on removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

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DutchieTalking t1_j3lpxvf wrote

None that are actually viable.

We have many potential solutions for many things. Most of those aren't properly accessible to us. And we don't know when they will be.

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tjcanno t1_j3l8p3t wrote

First you create a crisis by identifying something that a handful of scientists are willing to jump up and down to insist it’s a real problem and requires more research (more $$$ to them).

Then you get a bunch of journalists who have never studied science and don’t really understand the issue pick it up and blast it out everywhere 24/7 to really stir up the masses. Even more $$$ flow into research on the problem.

Get everyone so worked up that it can justify them changing their lifestyle, justify massive wealth redistribution (the real end game), and turn the global economy upside down.

Then find the solution and pat each other on the back for solving a problem that never existed. Rinse. Repeat.

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buyongmafanle t1_j3lgdz7 wrote

Greed thus far has really ruined how good society could be. There's no cure for greed.

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