A really good example of innovation feeding back into the problem.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/nyregion/04homeless.html
Other hall of fame innovations turned wrong:
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splenda has no calories but it is making you die anyway
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hand sanitizer kills bacteria but it is also creating super bacterias that will one day rule our lives
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ditto for widespread use of antibiotics
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globalism: cheaper skirts and shoes and cars rule. Except how those jobs got exported to India, and the increase of wealth has (surprisingly) not trickled down but rather created a devastating gap between the wealthiest and the poorest of people in these developing nations. Meanwhile, all we can offer is a resounding SOOORRRY to Detroit. Jesus, Detroit, I'm so sorry.
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crabapples: a "crabapple" is neither a crab nor an apple. think it out.
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chris brown: oh, i think you know.
I've clearly left plenty out, please contribute what you can to this list of almosts.