Just gave a talk at MIT and we discussed with the students how the hacking culture is essentially gone there due to the safety-at-all-costs mindset seeping into America.
In my opinion, it’s partly due to being an aging society. (1960 median age ~ 29, today it is around 39). Young people are generally more willing to be risky and try new things, and since the adults have all the power and are more litigious, of course we will end up ruled by rules and regulations that only get more complicated and time consuming.
Our society has never been safer, but we have used that comfort to be incredibly unhealthy/obese as well. Interesting times (possibly more boring times to come).
In my opinion, it’s partly due to being an aging society. (1960 median age ~ 29, today it is around 39). Young people are generally more willing to be risky and try new things, and since the adults have all the power and are more litigious, of course we will end up ruled by rules and regulations that only get more complicated and time consuming.
Our society has never been safer, but we have used that comfort to be incredibly unhealthy/obese as well. Interesting times (possibly more boring times to come).