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vkoutoday at 12:32 AM2 repliesview on HN

> The problem is with the human layer of managing large complicated projects.

I guess we should stop having large, complicated projects. Potable water mains, road and rail networks, the power grid, the internet, bridges, medicine, etc, are all too complicated for humans to manage.

I mean, nuclear is only the safest form of energy generation that humanity has ever produced, but you're absolutely right.


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markvdbtoday at 5:52 AM

> I guess we should stop having large, complicated projects. Potable water mains, road and rail networks, the power grid, the internet, bridges, medicine, etc, are all too complicated for humans to manage.

I'd rather see this simplified and improved than stopped.

> I mean, nuclear is only the safest form of energy generation that humanity has ever produced, but you're absolutely right.

Ground mounted solar is clearly superior in terms of safety.

crotetoday at 3:48 AM

What's the absolute worst that could happen when a water mains breaks? What's the absolute worst that could happen when a train derails? What's the absolute worst that could happen when a backhoe snacks on a fiber trunk?

Now, what's the absolute worst that could happen when a nuclear reactor spirals out of control?

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