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by tobr·7y ago·view on hn ↗
Of course! But that is one technology of many. The power dynamics that technology amplifies can be a net positive force, and often is. In other cases it’s a net negative, like new technologies to kill, oppress, etc. The point, which Kranzberg captures, is that technology as a phenomenon is not a good thing, just because it can be and often is used for good. We don’t get to pretend that technologies don’t exist in a larger social context.