I think it's quite likely that humans, at least some of them, would be malevolent enough to set of nuclear war, economic collapse, environmental destruction, and pandemics, not only for fun and profit but completely by accident or through collective ineptitude. Your view of the ruling class seems optimistic to me.
I think it's quite likely that humans, at least some of them, would be malevolent enough to set of nuclear war, economic collapse, environmental destruction, and pandemics, not only for fun and profit but completely by accident or through collective ineptitude. Your view of the ruling class seems optimistic to me.