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The Purpose of Technology

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If the proximate purpose of technology is to reduce scarcity, the ultimate purpose of technology is to eliminate mortality.

If the proximate purpose of technology is to reduce scarcity, the ultimate purpose of technology is to eliminate mortality. At first that sounds crazy. But let's start with the premise: is the proximate purpose of technology to reduce scarcity? Think about how a breakthrough is described: faster, smaller, cheaper, better. All of these words mean that with this new technology, one can do more with less. In the digital world, Google made information on any topic free to anyone with an Internet connection, and WhatsApp made it free to communicate with anyone. In the physical world, innovations…

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