alt Hacker NewsThat's learned helplessness as a lifestyle.
You observe others behaving poorly and immediately succumb to defeatism, assuming there was no better way.
When presuming, all that matters was the short term economic profit, you simply use the wrong gauge.
Here, long term human survival is at stake, regressing to zoo animals isn't a sensible option.
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cindyllm • today at 12:58 PM
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I think that is the central issue. Is long-term survival actually at stake?
Do you think every Mathematician has a deep understanding of building architecture, engineering, physics, economy, etc., everything necessary to gauge whether something like a 1 terrawat nuclear plant is completely safe in all aspects?
Of course not, so then you have to select appropriate ones. And then you need a process to ingress and egress reviews. Oh what about change? Does that come back to the Math council too?
Oh, we also need global cooperation to pull this off. And then do you trust the people, the selection process for the council (all avenues for corruption are there).
I don't have a solution of my own, so it's not fair for me to criticize the author in this way. I share his concerns.
And it's depressing to think of all the negative scenarios, and be so concerned all the time.
These issues are important and worth thinking about, regardless. Who should teachers teach?