ABSTRACT
The myth asks us to see technological progress as a steady and often heroic march out of fear and uncertainty into freer, easier, and more satisfying lives. Morally transparent and culturally neutral, technology imposes no particular values. It is not only a primary driver of globalization, but one that can be promoted both comfortably and universally, as useful to those in the third world as the first, irrespective of political or religious affiliations. Although problems have resulted in association with the rapid deployment of various technologies, these are simply “revenge” effects generated by their inappropriate or improper use. With more complete knowledge of relevant environmental, biological, and social systems, it will be possible to engineer safer and fully sustainable technological solutions and development regimes. Eventually, conflict will disappear. Each and every one of us will enjoy real autonomy-the freedom to get what we want, when, and as, we want it. In technotopia, all good things will be available in abundance.
