The novels, and movies to some extent hint heavily that industry/technology was used for evil far more than good, and in general the "forces of good" were more

The novels, and movies to some extent hint heavily that industry/technology was used for evil far more than good, and in general the "forces of good" were more "attune with nature" than their opponents Example - Saruman clear cutting a good portion of Fangorn forest in order to strip mine it and produce weapons. Paywalled article in the Atlantic on this subject https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/fall-mortality-and-the-machine-tolkien-and-technology/260412/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/fall-... Brief exerpt: 'So it makes sense, then, that the chief exponents of technology in The Lord of the Rings are a demonic figure bent on world domination (Sauron) and a wizard (Saruman). Treebeard, the Ent or tree-shepherd, says of Saruman, "He is plotting to become a Power. He has a mind of metal and wheels; and he does not care for growing things, except as far as they serve him for the moment." '