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by sitkack 3394 days ago
Optimism isn't science and at the scale of the problem it is a mistake that gets to happen only once.
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> Optimism isn't science

Pessimism isn't science either.

> and at the scale of the problem it is a mistake that gets to happen only once.

The problem doesn't even exist yet. It's a potential problem. We are speculating on potential solutions to a potential problem. There are an infinite number of potential problems. I think it's a waste to start solving them until it becomes abundantly clear there is a problem.

I don't see science happening at any level here.