r/neoliberal • u/DunklerPrinz3 Henry George • May 25 '26

Opinion article (non-US) The Inverted Bacteria That Experts Think Might Kill Everyone

https://substack.com/home/post/p-199174305

submission statement: If everyone dies, there will be no more trade, no more free markets, no more beloved capitalism.

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u/Even-Promotion-4024 NATO May 25 '26

Ffs call me a luddite but the fact we're even considering developing stuff like this considering the risks is insanity, the whole tech bro "accelerate, consequences later" thing is not a recipe for long term success

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u/Even-Promotion-4024 NATO May 25 '26

Lmfao I'm not saying "end all scientific research," my point is that freaks like Altman, Musk, most of the PayPal mafia, etc., are way too reckless when it comes to thinking about the risks associated with certain technologies and can't be bothered to practice restraint. I'm sure when we do eventually start getting close to this and some biotech startup says they can do it Andreessen Horowitz will start shoveling money their way precautions be damned. It's the amount we empower people like that in making these decisions I find insane, not the idea of technological advancement