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wasoxygen · 1493 days ago · link · · parent · post: A bioterror or bioerror will lead to one million casualties in a single event within a six month period starting no later than Dec 31, 2020.
"The rate-limiting step on terrorist destruction is how many people think that it’s a good idea to cause a lot of damage for no particular reason." Tyler Cowen seemed unimpressed by Pinker's response, but I find it persuasive. It's not just a lucky stroke that people generally prefer cooperation to combat, it's a primary reason that the species is so successful. "The amount of violence that we see is not limited by costs of technology. It’s limited by the number of people who think that it would be a good idea to blow a lot of stuff up for no reason other than attracting publicity."