You could argue that it is a control issue.
A, organisations want control of the situation that they find themselves in, and governments find that nearly impossible with handwavium.
B, handwavium just doesn't deliver consistent results (unless you really, really, know what you're doing), which a bureaucracy can't tolerate.
C, most people can get handwavium to do simple stuff they've heard works, but you need to be something of an Outsider to get the best from it.
D, handwavium doesn't dare mess with M Fnord.
Choose one or more from the above.
(( http://en.wikipedia.org/w...sider_%28Colin_Wilson%29 ))
(( Wilson has explored the idea of 'peak experiences' all his life (non-religious mystical experiences) and they sound a bit like 'Blue Hair' days... ))
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
A, organisations want control of the situation that they find themselves in, and governments find that nearly impossible with handwavium.
B, handwavium just doesn't deliver consistent results (unless you really, really, know what you're doing), which a bureaucracy can't tolerate.
C, most people can get handwavium to do simple stuff they've heard works, but you need to be something of an Outsider to get the best from it.
D, handwavium doesn't dare mess with M Fnord.
Choose one or more from the above.
(( http://en.wikipedia.org/w...sider_%28Colin_Wilson%29 ))
(( Wilson has explored the idea of 'peak experiences' all his life (non-religious mystical experiences) and they sound a bit like 'Blue Hair' days... ))
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind