Reading IS good, but screens... meh. Mine eyes roll out of their eye holes and across the room, where they lie, staring at me, begging to be immersed in Nature.
Thank you for brilliantly using (and trusting your readers to understand) long-form, fact based, argument (beautifully illustrated too) to make, what I perceive, two critically important points: (1) the modern world is operating at incredible speed to create, maintain and use exceedingly complex systems, and there is major risk, whether intentionally or carelessly created, of great damage to any one of those systems and those who depend on it, of any malfunction in the system; (2) the principal, perhaps ultimate, risk is contingent on whether we humans who have created, maintain, and use these systems, ostensibly for our common and individual benefit, have (a) the character required to create and maintain them for “good” purposes (I.e., whether each of us wears a black or while hat all or almost all of the time) and (b) the intellect - and willingness to use it - to discern the difference between “good” and “bad” purposes and the critical importance of maximum risk analysis, mitigation and avoidance, when creating, maintaining and using any of these complex systems. [I encourage your use of all your skills, especially the pedagogical ones, to teach potential lawyers, judges, and all others within your reach or influence, to think and act coherently, in recognition of the truth or reality of the points your long-form argument describes.] Thank you again!
Reading IS good, but screens... meh. Mine eyes roll out of their eye holes and across the room, where they lie, staring at me, begging to be immersed in Nature.
Oh, yeah, and good post, too. ^_^
Thank you for brilliantly using (and trusting your readers to understand) long-form, fact based, argument (beautifully illustrated too) to make, what I perceive, two critically important points: (1) the modern world is operating at incredible speed to create, maintain and use exceedingly complex systems, and there is major risk, whether intentionally or carelessly created, of great damage to any one of those systems and those who depend on it, of any malfunction in the system; (2) the principal, perhaps ultimate, risk is contingent on whether we humans who have created, maintain, and use these systems, ostensibly for our common and individual benefit, have (a) the character required to create and maintain them for “good” purposes (I.e., whether each of us wears a black or while hat all or almost all of the time) and (b) the intellect - and willingness to use it - to discern the difference between “good” and “bad” purposes and the critical importance of maximum risk analysis, mitigation and avoidance, when creating, maintaining and using any of these complex systems. [I encourage your use of all your skills, especially the pedagogical ones, to teach potential lawyers, judges, and all others within your reach or influence, to think and act coherently, in recognition of the truth or reality of the points your long-form argument describes.] Thank you again!
What a gracious note! Much appreciated.