> History has shown time and time again that pretty much any technological innovation is a net good Technology can be used for good or ill. IBMs counting mach

> History has shown time and time again that pretty much any technological innovation is a net good Technology can be used for good or ill. IBMs counting machines made accountants lives easier but also made the Nazi death camps more efficient. See also lead in gas, DDT, nerve gas, CFCs PFAS etc etc. You can argue that gaining more knowledge has proved beneficial but not every advancement or advanced product is guaranteed to be a net good. Some developments, like the Nobel Prize winning DDT, were praised as amazing advancements in their day only to have catastrophic unseen effects later.