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Which invention was a big mistake for humanity?

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AI, cryptocurrency, smartphones, nuclear fission, petrochemicals, dams, religion (and derivatives, like any civil calendar that cannot be reformed due to relgious objections, even though we have better perennial calendar options available), daylight [savings] time, borders / nations / arbitrarily subdividing a single planet even though nature clearly doesn't respect such ttribal fantasies, private property, the notion of unfettered procreation as an individual human right, the notion that human settlements in deserts is a smart idea, laissez-faire capitalism, normalization of vast wealth inequality, any form of alternative medicine that depends on poaching / extinction of various animal species, societal decisions being made based on emotion (and its derivative, tribalism) rather than reason (e.g., preservation of culture rather than making communication frictionless) among others