Re:We need to reclaim our attention
by woolion on Sunday January 02, 2022 @01:04PM
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Technology does not respect biology. There is a mechanical view of man, that is similar to what hydroponics is to gardening.
You look what are the required nutrients etc, and provide just that in a very sterile environment.
Of course, the results are quite garbage. The fruits are tasteless, and the problems it brings (e.g. insect infestations) require a lot of pesticides.
The technological vision is to solve these problems with new technological solutions.
If modern life has become unbearable, it's not a worry because there are pills, wondrous cannabinoids, etc, to fix defective individuals. Quite a society!
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Well put. In addition, biology can't really be patched. CRIPSR nonwithstanding. We are stuck with the bugs that developed many thousands of years ago. Our bugs will continue to be exploited.
But all of those things increase the GDP, so they are automatically an improvement.
Someone posted "The bicycle is the slow death of the planet" not so long ago. It's not meant to be taken literally, but this is not very far from some people's line of thinking.