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 I would like someone to tell me one thing high tech has done to advance the human condition? If we took all the high tech available in the world and dropped it into North Sentinel Island, would their life improve?
Does tech help us eat?
Does it transport you?
What, for the love of all that’s good and holy, does high tech truly do for your life. 
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 I’m look at my own condition. It’s discovered through a biopsy and microscopy. You don’t need much computing power for that. The medical technology is fascinating but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about @efa2e20e and his famed cloud computing and artificial intelligence. None and I mean none of that brings about improvement to anyone’s life. Except the people somehow making money off it. 
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Yes. If you expand the definition just a little to industrial tech instead of just toys. 
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Also, logistics for the win. Tech for miles. 
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