> One of the sad things about tech is that nobody really looks at history. If this were phrased as "Many proponents of technology pay little attention to socie

> One of the sad things about tech is that nobody really looks at history. If this were phrased as "Many proponents of technology pay little attention to societal impacts" then I would agree. The quote above is not true in this sense: there are many technology-aware people that study history. You may already have your favorites. Off the top of my head, I recommend Brian Christian and Nick Bostrom.