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Flat Earth Community / Re: Who cares?
« on: December 17, 2020, 01:14:28 AM »
This question seems a little short-sighted. Was Raytheon thinking about residential kitchen appliance dominance while they were working on radar systems? Even your example of penicillin was an accidental discovery. People don't necessarily know what might be possible or where research will take them before they start.  Likewise, if it were somehow proven that the earth is flat rather than round, that would presumably have deep implications on our understanding of physical phenomena. We currently operate under a set of assumptions that, for all we know, are inhibiting our ability to achieve scientific advancement.  If the shackles were lifted, as it were, who knows what new developments you might use in your day-to-day life.  30 years ago people used payphones, the library, the phonebook, the post office, the photomat; nowadays everyday life hinges on the existence of a smart device that you carry around with you 24/7 and use for everything from authenticating your identity to ordering food in a restaurant because paper menus are apparently too risky in the age of covid.  An early internet search index and ad company might not have affected your day-to-day life back then but it now basically owns you.

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