The ultimate goal of technology is to make human lives better; more comfortable, easier, safer, securer, etc. I think Maslow's hierarchy of needs might help de

The ultimate goal of technology is to make human lives better; more comfortable, easier, safer, securer, etc. I think Maslow's hierarchy of needs might help define the priority of invention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs). The ultimate step in this hierarchy is "self-actualization", whatever that is. Once we satisfy our social, biological needs, (easy cheap food, plentiful resources) we can work on technology to "self-actualize". This technology and process could fundamentally change the meaning of being human.