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In the show "3 Body Problem" (I haven't read the book) the statement was made 'our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems'. Would you agree? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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The show's good btw...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. I see problems solved all the time.

[–] eightpix 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

(Squints) What do you mean by "solved"?

I mean, we're pretty good at math. We can "solve" math problems. But when the math is applied and we choose to do the opposite of what the math says, then we've not "solved" the problem, we legitimately make it worse.

See also: climate change, housing bubbles, food insecurity, pay equity, universal childcare, universal healthcare, universal pharmacare, student to teacher ratios, media consolidation, and most other market-based solutions.

e: and, as said below, war. That math only maths when dominating "others".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I’m referring to the way golden rice solved vitamin A deficiency for millions of people.

I don’t care about math “problems” at all I’m talking about real problems.