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Re:The World Doesn’t Need a New Gigantic Particle Collider by istorical on Sunday June 28, 2020 @12:31PM (#23669923)
it's a very myopic perspective to act as if progress in physics is the be all end all of human progress.

Any kind of social progress or social technologies that could alleviate human suffering, greed, or solve problems of tragedy of the commons would be much more interesting.

Technology simply allows us to be more effective at what we already are doing, doesn't make us better people.

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Re:The World Doesn’t Need a New Gigantic Particle Collider by throwaway1313 on Sunday June 28, 2020 @03:59PM (#23671597)
Sure, and the foundational breakthroughs in physics has allowed us to spend more time thinking about social progress and technology. The two are tightly coupled.

I can't even begin to calculate how many hours of humanity has been saved by the breakthroughs and technology that physics has bequeathed us.

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