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Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by rustybolt on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:21AM (#30699164)
> The problem is, we could be doing so much better as a species, but our best minds are either selling ads or working in finance. Neither of which creates real progress for the masses.

So what does create real progress to the masses?

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Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by candiddevmike on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:24AM (#30699203)
Crisis (recently lead to the general availability of mRNA treatments) and war (starlink recently showed how easy it is to reconnect a country during wartime)
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Re:Geniuses of the past were aristocratically tutored by mschuster91 on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:30AM (#30699274)
A clear vision of a target. That worked for the removal of lead, for the combat of acid rain and for the ban of CFC gases, and right now many European cities are piloting the vision of a "car free city" with astonishing results.
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