If you take it as a given that stronger economy, more people, and more tech make the world a better place then yeah obviously computers make the world a better

If you take it as a given that stronger economy, more people, and more tech make the world a better place then yeah obviously computers make the world a better place. Any questioning of what the world being a better place means should involve questioning those though. With other animals we look at them stuck in zoos as being a worse existence than in their natural environment, and zoos are at least intentionally designed for the animals wellbeing. For ourselves the technological progressivist sees moving away from our natural habitat as inherently good. Electricity, the steam engine, antibiotics, and agriculture all exist. We’ve been through multiple levels of life changing technological advancement yet people in general don’t seem particularly happy nor fulfilled. Better planes, cars, and other devices seems a moot point if those things didn’t get the job done. Hell, those things exist and people still kill themselves, or need a cocktail of antidepressants to make it through the day. You would think if technological progress improved lives at all then such marvels would have managed to move the needle enough that rich western worlders who never have to directly expend effort on any of their basic needs ever again wouldn't intentionally kill themselves.