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This page is about the seemingly present belief that: <br />
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* (1) even if one can identify a sensible far term target (see: [[Nanosystems]] [[gemstone metamaterial on chip factory]] [[gemstone metamaterial technology]])<br />
* (2) if there are no areas of R&D where the problem of getting there ([[bootstrapping]]) can be tackled in a targeted way then <br>the identification of the far term target is completely pointless and a misplaced effort. <br> The as sensible identified target is just an unreachable '''"castle in the sky"'''.<br />
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* (3) there indeed are no such areas of R&D where the problem of getting there ([[bootstrapping]]) can be tackled in a targeted way <br />
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== Errors ==<br />
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(3) Is clearly false. <br><br />
There are plenty of points to put efforts in targeted development. <br><br />
See: '''[[Most relevant R&D construction sites for progress in APM]]''' <br><br />
Economic viability is likely one of the biggest challenges.<br />
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Even if (3) were true that might change at any time. <br><br />
And in the case of [[gemstone metamaterial technology]] it <br><br />
would not requite ultra surprising scientific discoveries that go very against what we currently know, <br><br />
like [[Star Trek]] like "beaming" or "warp drive" or "matter from energy replicators" would require. <br><br />
This weakens (2)<br />
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== Related ==<br />
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* [[Common misconceptions about atomically precise manufacturing]]<br />
* [[Exploratory engineering]]<br />
* [[House of cards]]</div>Apm