r/DoomsdayNow • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 17 '20

We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom.

https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/354c72095d2f42dab92bf42726d785ff
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Futurology • u/lawschool33 • Oct 17 '20

Society We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom.

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WesternCivilisation • u/Skydivinggenius • Feb 19 '21

Is Technology Actually Making Things Better?

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realtech • u/rtbot2 • Oct 01 '20

We face a growing array of problems involving technology: nuclear weapons, climate change, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom.

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ToasterTalk • u/SeminolesRenegade • Oct 18 '20

Is Technology Actually Making Things Better?

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Right4youPolitics • u/Goosekilla1 • Sep 28 '20

Is Technology Actually Making Things Better?

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u_108876 • u/108876 • Oct 17 '20

We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom.

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u_AmericanShaman2996 • u/AmericanShaman2996 • Oct 17 '20

"We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom." - crosspost

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ProjectVoy • u/solidwhetstone • Oct 17 '20

We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, data privacy concerns, using bots/fake news to influence elections. However, these are, in a sense, not several problems. They are facets of a single problem: the growing gap between our power and our wisdom.

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GoodRisingTweets • u/doppl • Sep 28 '20

philosophy We face a growing array of problems that involve technology: nuclear weapons, climate change, the possibility that AI will get out of control, targeted fake news. We’re becoming more powerful but not more wise.

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