[ExI] Meta question

Keith Henson hkeithhenson at gmail.com
Fri Aug 19 05:01:56 UTC 2016


On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 9:45 PM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Rational and irrational may be the wrong terms to use.
> When a system is going bad and many people are struggling to survive,
> is it more rational to continue struggling or to decide to wipe the
> system and restart?
>
> There are times when Ctrl, Alt, Del is the only rational choice left.

There are advanced technology ways to make the future much brighter.
Solar power satellites are one of those ways.

We have behavioral traits left from the stone age that are no longer
appropriate.  Not to mention problems like cooling ponds full of fuel
elements.



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