We live in a culture where there is an normally an intense focus on the benefits of technology and not really a lot of regard for any of the possible the negati

We live in a culture where there is an normally an intense focus on the benefits of technology and not really a lot of regard for any of the possible the negatives. I.e. there is a huge bias at a cultural level. I guess this a lot to do with idea that consumerism is the solution when things get difficult in life. If you study history you can see how this normally presents itself - and even effects the science c.f. the smoking industry.