6 REALITIES AND REPERCUSSIONS

The history of technology is filled with optimistic, if not utopian, views of a happier, healthier, and more leisure- oriented future. However, as every new wave of technology arrives, numerous changes occur—some positive, some negative, and many entirely unintended. It's virtually impossible to anticipate where any particular technology will take society and how it will interact with a vast array of other technologies, social systems, and factors.