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322 points atomroflbomber | 1 comments | 03 Aug 23 08:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.265s | source
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lelag ◴[03 Aug 23 09:52 UTC] No.36983601[source]▶
If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...
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treprinum ◴[03 Aug 23 11:07 UTC] No.36984116[source]▶
There is still the threat of WW3...
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ajmurmann ◴[03 Aug 23 15:28 UTC] No.36987228[source]▶
Nuclear war, maybe. WWIII would require two global superpowers, not a global superpowers and a country with the GDP of Greece that's struggling to remain a regional power.
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1. treprinum ◴[03 Aug 23 16:03 UTC] No.36987718[source]▶
Yeah, OK, though a nuclear war waged over 2 days would likely cause more damage than WW2 + WW1 combined given the population density and destroyed economical value.