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I think it is interesting that a majority of the changes happened between the 50s and the 70s. I guess it might be attributed to post-war optimism and the golde
by pgsandstrom 2y ago
I think it is interesting that a majority of the changes happened between the 50s and the 70s. I guess it might be attributed to post-war optimism and the golden age of capitalism that lasted just about the same era.
- pjc50 2y agoThe "up" arc: penicillin, the space programme The "down" arc: thalidomide, Chernobyl, Challenger, oil crisis, "Silent Spring", global warming, and the rise of environmentalism. (someone have that graph about all the good things stagnating in 1971?)
- guiriduro 2y agoWhat's "down" about environmentalism? Even thalidomide has its virtues, e.g. in Lupus treatment. You just should never give it to pregnant mothers.
- pjc50 2y agoThere's what people sometimes call the dark green / bright green distinction: can we solve the problems caused by technology with other, different, technology? Environmentalism and precautionary principle thinking in general steer away from techno-optimism by asking "what could go wrong with this?"