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> I would if I were inventing dynamite

> I wouldn't do anything:

That's hypocritical. Nobel didn't invent dynamite because he wanted people to blow themselves up. He invented dynamite because nitro-glycerin was a horrid mess used in mining.

He definitely didn't have an easy technical solution to problem of people misusing dynamite.

You can either say in both case do nothing, or in both case do something.



> You can either say in both case do nothing, or in both case do something.

If I lived in a world lacking in nuance, I would agree. I do not live in that world.




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