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> Many improvements have no disadvantage

Every improvement has, at the very least, its Luddite cost. It forces some people to change, and some of those people won’t like that.



What was the disadvantage introduced by having doctors wash their hands or the invention of antibiotics?


> What was the disadvantage introduced by having doctors wash their hands or the invention of antibiotics?

Not disadvantage, trade-off cost. Someone, no doubt, lost business selling quack cures.


I can only speculate. I would say an overall weakened immune system.

Is your point that there are technologies with only benefits?


Washing hands for doctors? Probably not much.

Invention of antibiotics, its use and abuse increased bacterial resistance to them.




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