Dear Nitwit,

A reduced faith in science might, hear me out here, ••might•• have something to do with science, ya know, killing the planet and what not. You wanna get some faith back? Maybe apply these new technologies to human happiness, or even, who knows human survival.

One more thing, nimrod. The real risk averse culture? It ain’t your unwashed “zero-sum thinking Millennials” No, it’s your hyper capitalist who’s rigged the system to the point where taking financial risk is erased by government bailouts. They’re the ones who want to eliminate risk.

And it’s that, plus their increased control of what is and is not researched in practised science that leads to our dismay. See above: “planet dying” Imagine something like pencillin, developed entirely within an academic risky environment, getting made today.

There’s risk in true critical thinking, instead of lazy “Kids Today” hand-wringing. So, in future, take a fucking risk.

Archived version: https://archive.is/0eou1

Wow, thanks!

Upvoted for correct use of word ‘grok’, but definitely want to learn more about agent-based modelling. If for no other reason than truth inoculation is one of the more vital battles of our time.

Fellow American ex-pat. I lived in the UK for many years, am now in France. I lived in Sussex, Norwich, Brighton and Oxford, and the only time I didn’t use my car every day was when I lived very close to the rail station in Sussex. And paid £3000 a year for a gold card (it’s a lot more now).

The buses can be very expensive (looking at you Norwich), and and are often slower than walking (Brighton knows I’m talking about it). Having a folding bike was essential, if that’s a possibility. Definitely check your city first.