"Having to decide" assumes we'll be given a choice in the first place. Technological advances have a mind of their own, as it were, and simply deciding not to b

"Having to decide" assumes we'll be given a choice in the first place. Technological advances have a mind of their own, as it were, and simply deciding not to be affected by them is not a strategy. Over a century ago, stop signs and traffic lights were optional for some locations / situations / vehicles, and traveling long distance without using roads was permissible. Now, whether you choose to use a car or not, you must obey traffic laws or else. You don't get a choice in the matter. Kevin Kelly wrote pretty well about this, a few years back: http://kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/02/the_unabomber_w.php http://kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/02/the_unabomber_w.p...