ikrase comments on A brief history of ethically concerned scientists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ikrase 12 February 2013 03:24:32PM 0 points [-]

Notably, the two World Wars introduced the mass use of mechanized units and heavy weapons leading to a huge amount of infrastructure damage.

Comment author: DanArmak 12 February 2013 07:39:22PM *  2 points [-]

On the other hand, a century or two previously little infrastructure existed outside cities. Railways, electricity lines and power plants, car-quality roads, oil and gas pipelines, even most roads or trans-city water and sewage systems are modern inventions.