he just said that humans are, in general, better off. He claimed that life is no longer nasty, brutish, or short. This is simply not true for a large group of

he just said that humans are, in general, better off. He claimed that life is no longer nasty, brutish, or short. This is simply not true for a large group of the population. While I happen to think that humanity is overall better off due to technological progress (shocker), this fact isn't really relevant to my point. I simply think it's irresponsible to consider sweeping benefits technological progress when it's only allotted to a select few, and being aware of that danger is our responsibility as technologists.