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abrandis t1_j0v90an wrote

Not likely based on what you describe, as evolution happens over hundreds of thousands of years.

I think a more problematic situation is that modern civilization relies on a big network of interconnected resources to function, when those things fail, supply chain disruption, weather events etc.. modern civilization begins to teeter.

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hopmonger t1_j0vh9f9 wrote

This. Technological advancements have allowed us to do things much more efficiently. These advancements continue to build on each other, and each layer is built with assumption that the layer beneath it will continue to function in the same manner. Unfortunately this interconnectedness makes the margin for error get smaller and smaller over time. We could build more resilience(redundancy) into the system to protect it, but that requires extra resources, so we don't.

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Lathael t1_j0w7t86 wrote

The thing is, we actually do have the ability to face supply chain disruptions and most weather events by basically having buffers for goods built up at a societal level from top to bottom.

We just choose not to. From underpaying employees so they can't keep a stockpile at home, to just-in-time delivery all the way at the top. This overly-streamlined way to handle society is what's causing problems. For centuries we've been able to deal with shortfalls and problems for the most part. Obviously famines and the like happened if problems persisted for a long period of time.

But we can design our way out of these problems, we just choose not to.

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