当时看上去是不错的主意,但时间证明并非如此。就连最坚定的人类才华捍卫者也会承认,有些发明糟糕透顶。有时它们会产生意想不到的负面效果,有的是因为没有对其附带影响进行足够的研究,导致恶劣的副作用多于积极的效果。在多数情况下,由于缺乏长远眼光,我们使用了这些糟糕的发明,直到我们发现,一切已经为时过晚。 It seemed like a good idea then, but time proved it was not. Even the most determined human talented defenders will admit that some inventions are bad. Sometimes they can have unexpected negative effects, in part because they have not been adequately studied for their attendant effects, resulting in more adverse side effects than positive ones. In most cases, we used these terrible inventions because of a lack of long-term vision until it was too late.