The amount of energy that millions of people I'll never meet have put into keeping me safe from things I'll never think about leaves me in an awestruck state of gratitude. - ThreadSky

wiswell.bsky.social • 6 days ago

The amount of energy that millions of people I'll never meet have put into keeping me safe from things I'll never think about leaves me in an awestruck state of gratitude.

Reposted from Hank Green

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

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bullbearjeff.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well said. Expertise actually is important for a functioning society. A great reminder of that fact.

bullbearjeff.bsky.social•6 days ago

We are going to see the flip side of that very soon as the govt is gutted down to just loyalists who have no expertise.

paulmbowes.bsky.social•6 days ago

They're probably counting on being long gone with the spoils before the posse is assembled.

bullbearjeff.bsky.social•6 days ago

Posse = Dumbledore's Army? Those kids took on Voldemort!

paulmbowes.bsky.social•6 days ago

Heh.

Unfortunately, in the real world, kids don't win. I favour this.

bullbearjeff.bsky.social•6 days ago

Perhaps all those current military that fail the loyalty test may be the core of the shadow army that will likely form soon after. Perhaps they can be lead by these men below.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-10-23/the-high-profile-military-leaders-who-have-come-out-against-donald-trump

brklyndragon.bsky.social•6 days ago

The myriad humans with expertise and deep knowledge in all the ways to stop people from dying from our individual or collective actions. It's mind boggling.

wiswell.bsky.social•6 days ago

One of the greatest phenomenons of human society. It rocks.

vastin.bsky.social•6 days ago

Anyone who wonders why you wear seatbelts on a plane has never even encountered real turbulence.

paulmbowes.bsky.social•6 days ago

And very few people care, because most of us have lived in safeproofed environments our entire lives. There are still plenty of countries in which safety standards amount to 'caveat emptor' and 'devil take the hindmost'. The death and injury toll is medieval. And people shrug: what can you do?

rjrugroden.bsky.social•6 days ago

And behind each thing are several teams of people, not just a few. My entire team just spent months correcting a few sentences in a manual for medical devices. Think of how many teams there were for the device itself!

wiswell.bsky.social•6 days ago

Windshield wipers. Flu vaccines. Sunscreen. Water fountains. Power cables that snap off easily so you don't trip. Dead man's brakes on trains. An entire local department dedicated to putting out a fire if one starts in your home.

Progress is the work of God done by the hands of the unthanked.

mightybattlecat.bsky.social•6 days ago

Freshness seals on food. Airbags. GCFI... GCFIs? Is that the right abbreviation? Fire extinguishers, in multiple formulations. Today I am particularly appreciative of gutter guards so I no longer have a tiny greenhouse in my gutters.

ouinne.bsky.social•6 days ago

Sometimes I quite literally cry thinking about what a profound transformation of our lives the invention of antibiotics was.

nichhills.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not just the discovery of antibiotics but the development and implementation of antibiotics. Thank you Howard Florey.

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