Publish at June 28 2022 Updated July 06 2022
Should we stop progress? The question seems absurd and backward-looking to many people. Yet it is worth asking when we really look at the effects of technology. Indeed, our techniques are not as neutral as some people make them out to be. François Jarrige, a historian of science at the University of Burgundy, criticizes, among other things, "technosolutionism."
While the environmental crisis is before us, most propose technological solutions without thinking about their future consequences. Our beloved smartphones create incredible pollutants and rare earths are mined in appalling conditions in African countries. Yet these drawbacks are always downplayed while the benefits are oversold. What if the way forward is not a halt to progress? Rather, a thoughtful use of tools and techniques being less in the hands of economic giants, more ecological, ethical, etc.
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