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I guess it that depends from person to person but I'd be definitely interested to see the general population happiness (not sure how they measure that) with tec

• TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  I think it's a good idea not to be too Western. Median living standards in the West have improved a lot over the last century, especially since WWII. But a lot of that improvement has been off the back of Rest of World, where slave-like conditions still endure. It's fine to have hairdressers here, but it's useful to remember that hairdressing is only possible because there are textile makers, miners, and farmers working in extremely harsh conditions elsewhere in the world. And there's also been incredible damage to the planetary carrying capacity, with effects that will become more and more obvious as the century progresses. So it's just as possible to argue that technology is more like a drug that works on generational time scales: you get a hit, you feel awesome for a while, then you fall apart.
  • mavdi 11y ago
    Agreed. It well may be that technology temporarily enhances our lives while in the long run it's detrimental for our species.