Fair enough, if you suppose the wheel and fire, and antibiotics had a genuine potential to end humanity.
The atomic bomb did, of course, but only down one primary path: a human firing them off
I’d argue the internet is probably the closest, as the doomsday branches it (global connection and instant worldwide communication) might lead down are much more complex and numerous.
The atomic bomb did, of course, but only down one primary path: a human firing them off
I’d argue the internet is probably the closest, as the doomsday branches it (global connection and instant worldwide communication) might lead down are much more complex and numerous.