Waste and inefficiency is the cost of anti-fragility that's necessary to not go extinct when the unexpected happens.
Your world would also slow down innovation. Those old machines were much more energy hungry and only rapid iteration has made them dramatically more efficient.
Waste and inefficiency is the cost of anti-fragility that's necessary to not go extinct when the unexpected happens.
Your world would also slow down innovation. Those old machines were much more energy hungry and only rapid iteration has made them dramatically more efficient.