Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in We're Doomed on May 17th, 2016
Rare events … are NOT rare. The modern internet has mated with the basic economics of risk and produced a frankensteinian beast. Suppose there is some awful thing that happens to people with a miniscule chance – say, once every 10 million times. It can be a car spontaneously combusting, the earth swallowing you up […]
Posted in Adaptation, Central Planning, Disingenuous on May 17th, 2016
One reason I think some folks are suspicious of geoengineering solutions to climate change or biotechnology solutions to feeding people and clothing people is that these are not solutions where we “pay for our sins.” If humans perceive “easy” technical fixes to problems, that will not only make us less nervous about what future damages […]
