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by andruby 1459 days ago
> The one unwavering thing about technology is that it doesn't stop advancing, and we can't use it responsibly.

While I think that is true in general, I am optimistic that we've seen at least one technology where we were able to constraint ourselves from self-destruction: nuclear weapons.

Of course, nuclear weapons tech is not in reach of individuals or corporations, which means there are only a handful of players in this game-theory setting.