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  • In the last ~10 years humanity has developed:

    • electric cars
    • mRNA vaccines
    • cars that can (more or less drive themselves)
    • convincing human language text/speech synthesis
    • reusable space rockets
    • precise gene editing
    • prosthetics that directly connect to the nervous system
    • robots that can walk across inconsistent terrain
    • commercial quantum computing and quantum cryptography
    • cultured meat
    • biometrics
    • computer vision
    • virtual reality
    • optical computing
    • wireless charging
    • stem cell treatments
    • neural computer interfaces
    • drones
    • maglev trains

    New technologies tend to have long lulls while being developed, followed by a rapid series of developments when those technologies become viable and in turn provide the base for new technologies.

    Yeah, there’s always grifters and technologies that turn out to not be useful, but there’s also always tons of people working really hard to create new advances for the benefit of mankind. Capitalism is definitely flawed (understatement) but relative to say, feudalism, continues to be a very efficient way to allocate resources when used in a well managed economy.










  • I’m not sure I’d agree that tackling system factors would be required for a gun ban to reduce deaths - though some of those factors arguably could have more impact than the ban would.

    I think one of those systemic issues is that the US has an unhealthy relationship with guns, from my understanding they’re often treated like toys rather than lethal weapons, and I think strict regulation would help combat that too.