LuneBlu t1_jad2adf wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:51 PM

In no way this can backfire... Can it? From this, to toying with the idea of reflecting sunlight to lower climate warming, we are playing with ideas with potentially serious implications and limited understanding.

greenmachine11235 t1_jad8ud0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM

There's always a risk in new tech. There was a risk developing the internal combustion engine (see climate issues), there was a risk in developing the computer chip (see guided weaponry), and others but just those two examples fundamentally altered human society for the better. The argument that new tech has risks so it should not be explored is stupid, without new tech humanity stagnate with no hope of solving the problems facing the world today.

OriginalCompetitive t1_jadojse wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:14 PM

It’s possible to think tech in general is good while also believing certain specific technologies should be avoided. Nobody thinks Nazi experiments on human eugenics was a good idea, for example.