It's incorrect to treat "technological, scientific solutions" as a single entity. There's many entities performing science and creating technology, and some of

It's incorrect to treat "technological, scientific solutions" as a single entity. There's many entities performing science and creating technology, and some of them pay more attention to side-effects and long-term effects than others. Ultimately it's more of an economic question -- what can society do to encourage long-term thinking and careful risk-management instead of focusing on the short-term immediate rewards? If we focus on short-term rewards, we end up selecting for profits that are immediately realizable while ignoring the long-term costs.