Technology looked like the answer because you (everyone does this) overestimated short term change and underestimated long term change. I used to think that if

Technology looked like the answer because you (everyone does this) overestimated short term change and underestimated long term change. I used to think that if only everyone had access to all the information, they would make better decisions. It turns out that given access to all the information, lots of people just want to do social things that reinforce their tribal membership. And some people make better decisions, some of the time. In short, structural social problems are hard.