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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by philwelch on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:24PM (#19904611)
It's possible I was misinformed, then. I'll have to look into this.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by inflatableDodo on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @12:56AM (#19906876)
The Nixon admin banned DDT in 1972. Just in the USA.

Somehow, this got translated into; 'Carson got DDT banned and all malaria deaths are her fault'. This is despite the fact that where there are mosquitos we are still using DDT.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/rachel_carsons_critics_keep_o...

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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by the6threplicant on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @08:18AM (#19908778)
It's the same logic as "If we don't use antibiotics in cattle they'll all die!". Totally ignoring the unintended consequences of antibiotic resistance in humans.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by simonh on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @08:35AM (#19908865)
The old "this thing can't possibly work, even though it's done in other countries all over the world just fine" argument.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by dwaltrip on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:50AM (#19907341)
Props for the gracious response and openness to being mistaken. It always inspires me when I see this.

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about this particular issue.

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