1/2 The positive results of a technical enterprise are immediate. They are felt at once...The negative effects, however, are long-term and are felt only with experience... the negative effects come to light only many years after the product is on the market and there can be no going back. The fact that the negative effects come much later is decisive...whereas only a small fraction of the population usually has to bear the costs and carry the risks of a new technique, the
@ebbot 2/2 advantages are widespread. Often, too, the disadvantages for the local group are barely perceptible (to public opinion) and the global advantages for the population carry much more weight. --Jaques Ellul The Technological Bluff (1988) #technology #dystopia