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Kaczynski's thesis rests on the idea that technological progress is intrinsically evil or intrinsically results in evil. I think the evidence shows that techno
by metamemetics 16y ago
Kaczynski's thesis rests on the idea that technological progress is intrinsically evil or intrinsically results in evil.
I think the evidence shows that technology is always ethically neutral. When early humans begun welding rocks as tools (one of the first technological developments), this could be used to both club someone to death more efficiently OR to build a house and have a sturdier shelter.
To get to the level of development we are at today, it appears humans have consistently chosen constructive uses of technology over destructive ones. I can't see the evidence that the Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed things in this respect.