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Originally Posted by Johnny1A.2
We don't have a good enough baseline to assume that as a general rule. It's been true for Western Civilization over the last couple of centuries, but that could as easily be a function of other factors as TL rise. We can't count on it in the future.
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I suspect that it's at least partly necessary, in that accidents with higher tech systems can be more widely catastrophic. Also, high-tech societies will probably usually offer most people the option of living in reasonable comfort at low risk, which will make them less inclined to accept higher risks in the hopes of improved personal circumstances.
Plus, higher-tech systems can by definition include more advanced safety systems, which are likely to be habit-forming once they've started appearing. How can you keep them down on the no-guard-rails asbestos factory, now that they've seen OSHA?