Ask HN: What are we doing wrong now that will be painfully obvious in 100 years?
A lot of examples from the past show that people love to hurt themselves with their lack of knowledge:
- bloodletting was a popular medical procedure up to 19th century
- adding radium to toothpaste, hair creams and even water in the early 20th century
And from much less distant past:
- smoking
- greenhouse gas emissions
What are we doing wrong now, which the general public isn't aware of currently?
What are we doing wrong now, which the general public isn't aware of currently?