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From an imaginary point of view, one could view it as a rendition of Ender's game and transform these runs into models of potential attack vectors.

For example, a very specific silly scenario would be rearranging microbial growth in the shape of a Super Mario level and then using miniature robots to deliver a compound into a pinpoint location to be released after regular activities resume.

Think of it as having prearranged templates that reduce the risk of errors to a minimum.

I am feeling a bit chernobylite...

Americuh' should be no1 on the list! (None of the other countries on the continent matter.)

When you grow up from a cute little frog to a nasty old toad.

Yes, my answer diverged from the topic. I was caught up in a chain of thought of my own when I posted and didn't realize it.

Doc's lying. We all do, some just don't linger on them.

Piracy is changing in a different way than expected. Before, viruses were mostly of the type that do damage for fun or steal some game accounts. But all that was left behind.

Nowadays, it's all about stealing your cryptocurrency or making your hardware mine cryptocurrency, organized crime ransomware and government agencies hijacking your shit to spy on its own citizens or rival countries.

With the shift towards a higher digital presence, so do the dangers grow exponentially.

You should have faith in humanity. But faith is illusory and reserved only for things that are highly unlikely to happen. So your faith was well placed, it just didn't pan out. Which is pretty standard overall.

It might, it might not. A different study would be needed.

Hypothetically, the night lights themselves might trigger functions which need natural light in order to reach completion. This could cause a series of incomplete chemical processes which accumulate over time and eventually reach a complete breakdown.

Think of it as a program running incorrect code or a car running on the wrong type of fuel. The damage remains unseen until it becomes irreversible and the body is done for.

I too watched a documentary on the US civil war. I learned it was about power, greed and fear. The southerners had complete control over their slaves and losing them meant becoming completely dependant on northern machinery. They likened this to becoming slaves themselves, which was obviously horrifying considering their own behaviour in this regard. So war was their only option, not only to maintain and then grow their properties, but also to destroy or take over the northern industrial capabilities.

Sounds evil, which it was, but at the same time it was a matter of survival, as proven after the war when many plantations and businesses using the former slaves collapsed.

The war happened because the southerners had nothing to lose and everything to gain from it. Or at least, that's how the documentary portrayed it.

I get it. Your perspective is completely normal. But you're talking out of fear. While it's fine to take note of it and make plans in case of worse outcomes, allowing fear to take charge of your decisions will only cause you to fall deeper into it.

Most people don't know what you think they know. Take any family and you'll almost always find gaps in their shared facts. Our presence here on Lemmy is deceiving us in what is supposed to be common sense that is often not. But at the same time, the fediverse is a good example of how many topics and interests we don't share or know of at all.

And besides, if these gun wielding maniacs are so widespread, why would running away help? You'll just meet them everywhere you go. Makes no sense to trade the danger you know with others you don't. Call it survival, but it's really waltzing away with limited resources and knowledge into the great unknown.

Less fear, more reason. Or you'll just drive yourself crazy with worry.

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