An alien implant forced Brad Cooley to write:
> Vaccination maybe a good short-term solution to disease resistance for a
> population, but it is hardly a good long-term solution.

I'd argue that lots of times short-term solutions are best from a
pragmatic point of view.  Medium-to-long-term solutions are sometimes
just not available, practical, or (widely) palatable.


> IMO, the many negative effects of civilization (too many to be
> listed here) greatly outweigh any benefit of civilization.

I perceive the best aspect of civilization to be the enrichment of
intellectual life.  That makes it all worthwhile for me (so far).

-j

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