I have the attitude you are talking about, and the source of it is not defiance of technology. It's coming from the experience that humans are morons that will

I have the attitude you are talking about, and the source of it is not defiance of technology. It's coming from the experience that humans are morons that will not weight the consequences of their actions and destroy things on their way. And once the pandora box is opened, the energy required to close it is tenfold the one that was required to open it, meanwhile the destruction continue. We knew asbestos was dangerous since freaking 1920s. We had to wait till the las decades to eventually deal with it. Do I think AI, nano techs and GMO can be fantastic opportunities ? Sure I do. Do I think the people that wants to make money with it can be trusted to ensure they will not destroy humanity ? I certainly don't. The more powerful a technology is, the more precautions you need to take. GMO, AI, and nano techs are incredibly powerful technologies, and misuse have the potential of cascading consequences of such a scale that it's only natural, as a human being, to be extremely concerned with it. And yes, it should be so regulated it's not even funny.