There was an excellent essay George Orwell wrote in the late 40s titled The Bomb and You. It's on the relationship between technology and the power of individuals vs groups. He talks about how some weapons such as swords took a great deal of training to use well and tended to concentrate power. Other weapons such as muskets brought power to the since they were cheap and easy to use. Many modern weapons such as air craft carriers have been even more concentrating in nature, requiring the resources of a state to construct, but he was initially terrified that the bomb was an exception and would mean the end of civilization.
In time there probably will be something of that destructive power that small organizations or even individuals could create.
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There was an excellent essay George Orwell wrote in the late 40s titled The Bomb and You. It's on the relationship between technology and the power of individuals vs groups. He talks about how some weapons such as swords took a great deal of training to use well and tended to concentrate power. Other weapons such as muskets brought power to the since they were cheap and easy to use. Many modern weapons such as air craft carriers have been even more concentrating in nature, requiring the resources of a state to construct, but he was initially terrified that the bomb was an exception and would mean the end of civilization.
In time there probably will be something of that destructive power that small organizations or even individuals could create.