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technology also created enormous problems and some of them may become existential. we just don't think of them because we assume that's how things are and there
by college_physics 4y ago
technology also created enormous problems and some of them may become existential. we just don't think of them because we assume that's how things are and there is no alternative.
I am not anti-tech btw, just very skeptical that we have the social and political maturity to benefit from its powers without creating more harm than good.
- friend_and_foe 4y agoI agree with you, but I'd say the proof is in the pudding. 8 billion people, a third of which live very comfortable lives. Technology has solved a lot more problems than it has created. It is yet to be determined if we have crossed the threshold of diminishing returns, it's possible further progress leads to more problems than it solves, and also one thing to consider is all technology doesn't contribute equally to problems and solutions, so the direction of advancement has a lot to do with it also.