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Nanoparticles will change the world, but whether it's for the better depends on decisions made now (phys.org)
submitted 1 year ago by kinther to c/technology
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[โ€“] DoctorTYVM 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have had this same type of decision so many times in our history. Fossil fuels, antibiotics, plastics, AI. And we always have to learn too late that there were big, avoidable mistakes.

Might be better to just accept that and adapt to the fact that we are just horrible at making this type of choice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's called the Great Filter

And we're probably one of those Galactic species that won't go past this filter.