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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not every new piece of technology is actually an advancement. You have an extreme case of selection bias in your assessment.

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

Name 5 that did not have sweeping adverse consequences, with accompanying sources. I will even accept Wikipedia pages if they have attributions. Make sure they are major ones that really shaped the course of human existence moving forward from their introduction.