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:conga_parrot::conga_parrot::conga_parrot::conga_parrot:@mrsaturday@shitposter.world (2026-10-16 09:14:48)
@sun @condret @boud @civodul I would like for anyone in this thread to name one instance where humanity said "Here is a groundbreaking technology. Let's never use it again"
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Anthony@abucci@buc.ci (2026-10-16 21:16:00)
@mrsaturday@shitposter.world @boud@framapiaf.org @condret@shitposter.world @sun@shitposter.world @civodul@toot.aquilenet.fr Asbestos applied as a fire retardant. The criterion "never used again" is setup for a motte-and-bailey fallacy. But asbestos is a reasonably close example. The history of technological progress is full of other examples if one is willing to read rather than push a favored ideology.

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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-10-16 21:32:45)
@abucci @mrsaturday @boud @condret @civodul good answer tbh