POWER AND PROGRESS

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A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear. Progress depends on the choices we make about technology. New ways of organizing production and communic ation can either serve the narrow interests of an elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity.The wealth generated by technological improvements in agriculture during the European Middle Ages was captured by the nobility and used to build grand cathedrals while peasants remained on the edge of starvation. Show more