Technology’s Imposition: Violence and “Democracy”

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The technology imposed upon us is not free; it entails costs beyond the money we spend on personal purchases or the increase in public-utility bills. It becomes firmly entrenched in our lives before the realization that people are being killed for us to have it takes hold. Just like the piano keys of the 18th century, modern tech gets cleansed of the blood long before we consume the product. And, like the music emanating from that instrument, we become engrossed and distracted with a cool new invention...