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People have been sounding the alarm of destructive new technologies for hundreds of years, but somehow the most technologically-advanced nations are also those
by davidroberts 14y ago
People have been sounding the alarm of destructive new technologies for hundreds of years, but somehow the most technologically-advanced nations are also those with healthier, longer-lived populations. It seems that people and societies adapt over time to new technologies in ways that mitigate possible harm, while the benefits tend to remain.
And what's the alternative? Are you going to ban human inventiveness and forbid innovation? Good luck with that.
- ucee054 14y agosomehow the most technologically-advanced nations are also those with healthier, longer-lived populations Maybe the other nations are worse off because the "advanced" have been busy destroying them?
- keithpeter 14y agoWestern industrial economies have exported aspects of industry that can cause ill-health to some developing economies. Examples... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste In the Black Country in the UK about 30 years ago we saw a number of foundries packaged up and moved to Bihar. I can't find references at present, but I'll keep looking. However, the overall picture is one of gain through industrial technology I think. Media technology might be different because it makes a commodity out of our experience. Not sure how that will change things.
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