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I don't think so, I think it's civilization. A lot of people are still slaves in another sense, and tech will not prevent extremists from plunging the world int
by jay_kyburz 6y ago
I don't think so, I think it's civilization. A lot of people are still slaves in another sense, and tech will not prevent extremists from plunging the world into a new dark age of slavery and poverty.
Tech "empowers" people, but its what we choose to do with that power that makes our lives better (or worse)
- WalterBright 6y agoYou cannot have civilization without technology. The reason people invent technology is because it makes our lives better.
- jay_kyburz 6y agoI posed this above Walter, but just wanted to post again in case you didn't see it. I didn't actually read the link, I'm only responding to the original title which was "There is nothing inherently utopian about technological progress", and while I agree that technical progress is a vital part of achieving utopia, I don't agree that new technology will lead us to utopia without other forces "steering the ship" towards that utopia
- WalterBright 6y agoThere is something inherently utopian about technological progress, simply because the people doing the progressing are doing it to serve a human need. After all, people invented knives not to display them on the mantel, but because it would make their lives better.
- jay_kyburz 6y agoHaha, we'll I guess we can start debating the definition of Utopia, but if they invented the knife to stab their neighbor then that ain't my definition.