Subj : Re: Neuralink
To   : Moondog
From : Andeddu
Date : Fri Aug 21 2020 02:42:30

  Re: Re: Neuralink
  By: Moondog to Andeddu on Wed Aug 19 2020 09:56 am

 > Earlier this year I heard the quote:  "Ships are safe when anchored
 > in protected harbors.  But that's what ships are for."  By the same theme I
 > view humans as builders and problem solvers.  There is an innate curiosity
 > where humans will take risks to seek answers.  In order gorw and move on as
 > a civilization, there needs to be some form of suffering or discomfort: a
 > reason
 >  to discover and implement changes.  Places where this is absent are where
 > people toil in poverty and discomfort.  As problem solvers, we need to find
 > wa ys to improve conditions in these areas to encourage growth rather than
 > pump
 > in money and resources to pacify these people.

That's the problem with social engineering. As an administrator/dictator, your
objective would be to retain the status quo by any means. This stifles
innovation by the promotion of conformity via strict regulations. A world
that's socially engineered is one which is ordered, as opposed to the sort of
chaotic world we live in today. There are positives and negatives in both
systems. In a chaotic world, there's a good chance we'll wipe ourselves out in
a major nuclear conflict. A stable society that takes no risks, in this
example, would be preferable.

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