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All Of Our Current Environmental Problems Are Unanticipated Harmful Consequences Of Our Existing Technology. There Is No Basis For Believing That Technology Will Miraculously Stop Causing New And Unanticipated Problems While It Is Solving The Problems That It Previously Produced.

-Jared Diamond

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All Of Our Current Environmental Problems Are

Jared Diamond

All Of Our Current Environmental Problems Are Unanticipated Harmful Consequences Of Our Existing Technology. There Is No Basis For Believing That Technology Will Miraculously Stop Causing New And Unanticipated Problems While It Is Solving The Problems That It Previously Produced.

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