[rramadass]

I think you are being a little uncharitable towards the author here. He was just pointing to the "Silicon Valley" crowd as an example of the highly visible/vocal proponents of "Technology will solve Everything" dogma without necessary foresight. The caveat is that Technology may solve your immediate problem but also create far more severe ones in the process. And he is right. The whole of Human Civilization is rife with such examples. At this stage in our "progress" we are sufficiently knowledgeable enough that we should always focus on long-term whole systems-view of everything.

[elipsey]

I think you're missing my point.

If we wish to be taken seriously when attributing claims or beliefs to people, we need to substantiate those with evidence like a cited quote, not just hearsay. The author is PHD candidate so they should understand why it is important to cite sources.