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jen_aside

3799: Graviton

Mar 14, 2011 23:00

Historical record almost dictates that I say something, but I honestly don't know what to say that hasn't been said, better. I am one of those detached souls perpetually in media res, with no particular attachment to the past and a "what will be will be" mindset towards the future ( Read more... )

japan, boardgamey, whataworld, historically, sucks

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digoraccoon March 15 2011, 13:00:19 UTC

I personally don't fear nuclear energy. Japan is having trouble with keeping 3 reactors cool, but a major disaster hasn't officially happened yet so there is still time to get things back under control.

It's not over until the fat lady glows.

jimboomega March 15 2011, 18:10:47 UTC

I still don't know quite how I won the shipping game without harbor, wharf, or customs house. I think (I guess?) I was able to handle the captain pretty well; I didn't spoil too many barrels and definitely did what I could to screw up the tobacco shipping game, with moderate success.

As for nuclear etc, after further thinking, I don't think anyone's opinion will change. Those who think it is safe and cleaner than fossil fuels (as I do), will probably still think that; those who think it's some horrible, environment destroying menace will still think that.

Both sides could wind up feeling validated, much as what happened with Three Mile Island. (Which caused no lasting health effects, but proved the "risk" to some). I don't think the general public will change their minds that much.

A more interesting question; why doesn't anyone wind up donating to geology in order to study and predict these sort of these things better? A week of warning could have prevented nearly all the nuclear problems, if nothing else.

jen_aside March 15 2011, 22:06:49 UTC

The logic book I'm reading has heavily influenced [read: justified, as per your suggestion] my current [lack of] stance about various matters. For instance,Egotistical thinking is a serious problem. We all want to believe we're right, and so when we form a first impression, even if not in haste, it's difficult to dislodge it. We then proceed to interpret future information so that it confirms what we already think we know.
Which I try not to do, but lately if I avoid that kind of judgement, it's only due to laziness in passing judgement in the first place =p e.g. I would have been inclined to panic a la everyone else, except hey, Japan doesn't seem to be panicking. In fact, they're just going down the checklist of, "Okay, well something went wrong here, so onto Step 2a-65: In the event of failure of redundant backup 3 ( ... )