Technology has propelled society forward in so many ways. We have cured diseases, reduced famine, and increased access to education for billions. Yet, despite the growing list of scientific and technological achievements and the material benefits these have afforded, there is one question that is seemingly ignored in our march towards progress: Are human beings happier today? As technology reaches greater heights, will human beings experience less, or more, suffering?
This episode turns the assumptions of our current scientific and technological paradigm inside-out: that technology will create more free time and convenience; that it will reduce worry and anxiety about the future; that it will reduce or eliminate disease; that it will decrease human suffering... these assumptions are examined against the evidence of the paradox of progress throughout history. The technological paradigm is likened to the process of addiction whereby we succumb to the belief that "just a little bit more" will finally deliver a utopia.
Read this on Medium: https://medium.com/@matthewgoodmanphd/the-paradox-of-progress-technological-addiction-and-the-illusion-of-a-better-tomorrow-fb0f695d3945
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