Comment Re:Technology helping Humanity (Score 1) 171
Is this a true judge of the worth of technology??
Have computer designed vehicles saved lives while simultaneously reducing the cost of prototyping?? Have computerized farming techiques increased production? Yes!!
Is the world better off for television, radio, portable CD players, video games, digital watches, automatic ice-makers, cruise control, premium ice cream?? I... don't think so; but I don't argue that they are useless.
As well as avoiding "luddite v. hi-tech" arguments, let us also avoid arguing unrealistic extremes in an attempt to invalidate. Clearly the discussion of palmtop computing devices has no relevance to starving third world inhabitants: but neither does this Internet based electronic forum...
Have computer designed vehicles saved lives while simultaneously reducing the cost of prototyping?? Have computerized farming techiques increased production? Yes!!
Is the world better off for television, radio, portable CD players, video games, digital watches, automatic ice-makers, cruise control, premium ice cream?? I... don't think so; but I don't argue that they are useless.
As well as avoiding "luddite v. hi-tech" arguments, let us also avoid arguing unrealistic extremes in an attempt to invalidate. Clearly the discussion of palmtop computing devices has no relevance to starving third world inhabitants: but neither does this Internet based electronic forum...
