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tiffanyg | 2 years ago
https://eandt.theiet.org/2018/05/24/top-10-invasive-species-...
My favorite move, in God's** (actual) 4D chess game (playing off our ... tendencies, say), is when we try to introduce a species to get some benefit / value from it ...
https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/spongymothinwisconsin/history...
... then, think - "gee, that worked so well, let's introduce a different species to try and undo the damage!" ...
https://www.science.org/content/article/biological-control-b...
There are plenty of further examples where attempts to remove invasive species have backfired in other ways as well...
But, ya gotta admire that indefatigable optimism!
To be fair and try for a degree of accuracy, we have obviously benefited, in the short term, greatly from technology, engineering, science, etc. ... But, there are certain areas where we do have an abysmal track record. Just about anything abstractly related to the so-called "gray goo" scenario being a prime example. Just like that recursive function you're SURE is limited no matter preconditions ... that takes down one of the main university computer systems the first time it's run... (back in the ol' days when there were fewer 'protectives' [codpieces being out of style even at that time ;)])
* https://youtu.be/DJ976Eb31qw
** For a suitable value of "God" (i.e., insert whatever term you use for everything ... the universe, the matrix, whatever... the relative personification of that particular word works better here, I think)
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