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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by JumpCrisscross on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:34AM (#23939259)
> Many improvements have no disadvantage

Every improvement has, at the very least, its Luddite cost. It forces some people to change, and some of those people won’t like that.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by dantheman on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:38AM (#23940035)
What was the disadvantage introduced by having doctors wash their hands or the invention of antibiotics?
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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by JumpCrisscross on Saturday July 25, 2020 @12:51PM (#23950622)
> What was the disadvantage introduced by having doctors wash their hands or the invention of antibiotics?

Not disadvantage, trade-off cost. Someone, no doubt, lost business selling quack cures.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by oldsklgdfth on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:45AM (#23940116)
I can only speculate. I would say an overall weakened immune system.

Is your point that there are technologies with only benefits?

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by Ygg2 on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:08AM (#23940382)
Washing hands for doctors? Probably not much.

Invention of antibiotics, its use and abuse increased bacterial resistance to them.

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