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[edit] Balance

I'd just like to point out that the negative consequences of technology seem to get covered up/deleted over time and relegated to the bottom of the page. No mention currently of luddites or major anti-technological treatises. And the good aspects of all the unnecessarily listed tools needs some balance. Sure six-shooter guns were an advancement that propelled industrial production -- but not only has that brought about environmental consequences, but it immediately facilitated the genocide of pre-american aboriginals. Sure nuclear power allows us to run all of our consumeristic gadgets more inexpensively, but Chernobyl and the connection to the Nuclear war industry also need to be mentioned. Balance is needed in this article.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nihilozero (talk • contribs).

A fair comment. I'm currently reworking the article, but take a look at the enviroment section: the image in question is a nuclear reactor, noting that it produces radioactive waste. There is a mention of weapons and military in the lead, but I will include a mention of neo-luddism in the lead's philisophical paragraph. CloudNine 14:01, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citations needed

May want to add a ^{[citation needed]} around

In other ways, technology makes life more complex. Sweatshops and harsher forms of slavery are more likely to be found in technologically advanced societies, relative to primitive societies. The increasing oppression of technologically advanced societies over those which are not. Creates new diseases and disorders such as obesity, laziness and a loss of personality.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.69.148.3 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Typos

In the defintion: (The world "technology" can also be used to refer) should be (The WORD...)

Corrected that. Thanks. CloudNine 15:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)