1) The Pill. The washing machine. The various reductions in mortality in childhood and childbirth. And hundreds more. Technology and society are inextricably l

1) The Pill. The washing machine. The various reductions in mortality in childhood and childbirth. And hundreds more. Technology and society are inextricably linked. Democracy, for example, is significantly enabled by technology, as is the liberation of women from servitude. 2) I said "can we fix this?". I didn't say anything about using technology to do it. For example, my original point #2 - a book ain't exactly a technological advancement at this point, but it might be one of the things that would help most.