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:** True reason why biological immortality is not intended: it is simply difficult to maintain because very cost-intensive. | :** True reason why biological immortality is not intended: it is simply difficult to maintain because very cost-intensive. | ||
:** Conspiracy theory, [[Manual#Tech_Note_1|Hanna]]: The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems. (In that context Hanna also believes the WCG is doing less than it could to improve public healthcare.) | :** Conspiracy theory, [[Manual#Tech_Note_1|Hanna]]: The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems. (In that context Hanna also believes the WCG is doing less than it could to improve public healthcare.) | ||
:: [2021.07.17: After having set up my own list of possible threats I found this Wikipedia page: [[wp:Global_catastrophic_risk#Likelihood|global catastrophic risk]]. Funny how many points are similar. I'm actually astonished (or amused?) about a certain little table stating: '''''Estimated probability for human extinction before 2100: Overall probability: 19%.''''' Even though this to be taken with a "grain of salt" - like the [[wp:Doomsday_Clock|Doomsday Clock]] which cannot be taken really serious - it still makes you think why we don't do more risk containment.] | |||
'''The Technology Crimes Task Force (TCTF) is meant to identify technological threats and contain them if possible. [[#Science_prison|TCTF science prisons]] secure "problematic" knowledge while also providing a save place for further research. Some scenarios ("[[wp:Great_Filter|great filters]]") simply require ongoing research of all possible technologies so that mankind's survival is ensured.''' | '''The Technology Crimes Task Force (TCTF) is meant to identify technological threats and contain them if possible. [[#Science_prison|TCTF science prisons]] secure "problematic" knowledge while also providing a save place for further research. Some scenarios ("[[wp:Great_Filter|great filters]]") simply require ongoing research of all possible technologies so that mankind's survival is ensured.''' | ||