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We just had a discussion on here about how Florida was banning lab-grown meat.
I mean, the Luddites were a significant political force at one point.
I may not agree with their position, but "I want to ban technology X that I feel competes for my job" has had an impact over the years.
They had an impact because people allowed themselves to take their fear mongering seriously.
It’s regressionist and it stunts progress needlessly. That’s not to say we shouldn’t pump the brakes, but I am saying logic like “it could hurt people” as rationale to never use it, is just “won’t someone think of the children” BS.
You don’t ban all the new swords, you learn how they’re made, how they strike, what kinds of wounds they create and address that problem. Sweeping under the rug/putting things back in their box, is not an option.