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We already know that commerce and profit override virtually all considerations they can dare to call an 'externality' in their practices; so I can't imagine what the story will be 20 years from now, when some people might be suffering from some unforeseen consequence of their 'industry.'
As usual it will be soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who will likely be the guinea pigs for exposure to this 'new and improved' technology..... it kind of reminds me of the wonders of DDT, Agent Orange, and more...
Since silver has been used for, ohhhhhhh, about six thousand years now to fight infections, perhaps DARPA might like to stop pretending it doesn't exist
Originally posted by C0bzz
How is replacing anti-biotics with something inherently better a bad thing?
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by C0bzz
How is replacing anti-biotics with something inherently better a bad thing?
Its not... what is bad is that DARPA is doing it
You really thing they will use this tech on the average Jack and Jill?
reply to post by Maxmars
We already know that commerce and profit override virtually all considerations they can dare to call an 'externality' in their practices; so I can't imagine what the story will be 20 years from now, when some people might be suffering from some unforeseen consequence of their 'industry.'
As usual it will be soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who will likely be the guinea pigs for exposure to this 'new and improved' technology..... it kind of reminds me of the wonders of DDT, Agent Orange, and more...
Or in other words you fear technological progress.
It kind of reminds me of why living standards when proper healthcare is in place are so high and are improving.
Are there risks? Yup. Do computer simulation and other forms of testing in order to minimize those risks.
But, what would you rather the world do? Stop all medical progress in fear that something might go wrong? You only mention the possible negative aspects of such technology. That viewpoint is highly dangerous.