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by SanderNL 1149 days ago
That comparison holds up better if you imagine a world without knives or sharp objects of any kind. Now you can suddenly do tremendous harm by wielding a pointy stick. I don't think it's reaching to point out the dangers you just introduced.

With great power comes .... ? Profit?

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Except that world used to exist, back in the stone age, and we're all far better off now because we didn't choose to live in fear of the misuse of powerful tools.
I wouldn’t want to be around the first few guys with pointy weapons, but I am sure you would be fine.