News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952) [video]. Parent comment

Re:A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952) [video] by dr_dshiv on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:58PM (#23206144)
It seems to me the balance is between massive state power and massive individual power. I'm pretty sure about which one I fear more. That said, I think Nick's suggestions are pretty sound.

That said, I think about the call from Freeman Dyson to teach children to develop genetic engineering skills to create warm blooded plants to bring life to the asteroid belt.... Well, maybe at some point

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952) [video] by dTal on Saturday May 16, 2020 @05:00PM (#23207172)
> I'm pretty sure about which one I fear more

Which?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952) [video] by amanaplanacanal on Sunday May 17, 2020 @01:43AM (#23209853)
Not the OP, but they can both be pretty bad. Nazi Germany or the USSR on one side, or Somalian warlords on the other side. Perhaps the warlords are better, but that's not obvious to me.
[ Parent | on HN ]