> thinking that technological stasis or regression is the way to prepare for or protect against disasters.
Well put. Regression is a very real danger in all civilizations and it's inevitable. It is the full time job to actively resist decline.
Reminds me of that plan to intercept an earthbound meteor/asteroid. It sounds absurd - until we hit an existential crisis when one such object is in our trajectory and all the bullshit stops. The sad thing is not IF but When. Could be a year or a million years.
Well put. Regression is a very real danger in all civilizations and it's inevitable. It is the full time job to actively resist decline.
Reminds me of that plan to intercept an earthbound meteor/asteroid. It sounds absurd - until we hit an existential crisis when one such object is in our trajectory and all the bullshit stops. The sad thing is not IF but When. Could be a year or a million years.