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by throw0101a 1693 days ago
> If it is Prometheus' fire, we are not ready to handle that fire yet.

If we should only be allowed to use technology when we fully understand its consequences, then we should still be living as hunter gatherers (agriculture).

Heck, most people don't understand how wood has shaped humanity:

* https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Wood/Rolan...

See also Marshall McLuhan:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan