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I 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
by jay_kyburz 6y ago
I 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.