alt Hacker NewsWhen photosynthesis first appeared, the oxygen it produced poisoned the existing life. Sulfur-breathers basically disappeared. In the geologic record the oxygen shows up as massive layers of iron oxide which we mine and turn into steel now. New things can radically shake up the existing environment, the degree of shakeup is the measure of how radical it is.
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ahoy • yesterday at 7:57 PM
Great analogy! Unfortunately we are the sulfur breathers.
gosub100 • yesterday at 7:52 PM
Let's shake up AI by taxing it's profits to ensure nobody in our country goes homeless.
It’s the ultimate NIMBYism. The idea is fine but nobody actually wants it when they’re the sulphur breather.
If you really want to see a radical shakeup that would have some very exciting effects, could I interest you in a little Total Atomic Anihilation?