Slavery has not been abolished, just sub-contracted to cheap labor countries.
Many people are unfit to handle freedom, and would be better off constrained.
Technological progress calls for authoritarianism.
As it gives ever easier access to more power, it raises the risk of misuse and worsens the consequences, so government has to step in and regulate not matter how strongly, else disaster happens. (already mentioned in this comment)
It is already done for nuclear, explosives, “big” weapons and some chemicals. Next on the line is driving. Then it will be genetic engineering.
This will eventually lead to a universal unremovable totalitarian government, this being the GOOD outcome.
And lets hope we never stumble on some discovery that turns out fatally dangerous before we realize it.
Hey, I notice almost no “unthinkable” is explained.
As if the audience here already know what we are talking about...
Slavery has not been abolished, just sub-contracted to cheap labor countries.
Many people are unfit to handle freedom, and would be better off constrained.
Technological progress calls for authoritarianism.
As it gives ever easier access to more power, it raises the risk of misuse and worsens the consequences, so government has to step in and regulate not matter how strongly, else disaster happens.
(already mentioned in this comment)
It is already done for nuclear, explosives, “big” weapons and some chemicals.
Next on the line is driving.
Then it will be genetic engineering.
This will eventually lead to a universal unremovable totalitarian government, this being the GOOD outcome.
And lets hope we never stumble on some discovery that turns out fatally dangerous before we realize it.
Hey, I notice almost no “unthinkable” is explained.
As if the audience here already know what we are talking about...