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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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