Does technological progress actually make us more ethical?
In short: Futurist Juan Enriquez argues that exponential advances in technology lead to more ethical behavior, challenging the idea that progress only creates new dilemmas.
In this talk, Enriquez explores how technology shifts the pendulum of morality by making the once unimaginable a commonplace occurrence. He suggests that technology often enables more ethical behaviors and upends institutions that fail to evolve.
The discussion covers various technology-influenced dilemmas, including sexual liberation, climate change, and the 'immortality' of mistakes on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google. Enriquez advocates for humility, suggesting we judge past generations with compassion rather than fury, as our own future ethics will likely shift alongside new technologies.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Juan Enriquez: How technology changes our sense of right and wrong
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