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Whats an unethical or dangerous experiment that you would like to see performed or perform (if it werent for the ethics/danger) (lemmy.world)

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For me "How long could I get away with driving like an ABSOLUTE ASSHOLE all the time before I lost my licence or had an accident." Speed limits, red lights, stop signs... forget them all. Every day I have to drive sensibly and obey the law because without my licence I dont have a job, and every day I see at least one person driving like an absolute moron and I wonder...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd like to experiment with other non-capitalist based systems in various points of infra-structure of my country.

I don't think this "only make money in all things, all the time" shit is a smart way to manage numerous complex systems.

I don't have all the answers on how that shakes out, but I think the first move would be to only allow professionals experienced in respective fields to set up these experiments. Existing profitable systems and overseeing corporations be damned.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Remember: Infinite growth is not sustainable in any natural system!