[akoboldfrying]

I think we agree that technology is not inherently a force for good. But I take your original claim to be that it is exclusively a force for (environmental) evil, which I think is demonstrably untrue. Although you have now added an exception for "primitive" forms, it's not clear to me (a) that these are any better for the environment than "advanced" forms (fire can be pretty bad for the environment) or (b) where the line between "primitive" and "advanced" is in any case.

[_yb2s]

A lot of people I think mistakenly assume technology, capitalism, etc. are fundamentally evil because they’ve been used to do awful things… but they are just amoral powerful tools. One needs to have a sense of ethics, quality, and responsibility to make good decisions in their use. Deeper basic scientific knowledge also allows for more accurate predictions of the consequences and risks- enabling more responsible actions.

[vouaobrasil]

I don't thin it is good or evil but neither do I subscribe to the instrumentalist view that it is a tool. It does grow with a deterministic force that is partly beyond human control. (Various mechanisms make it so in a large populace). So, I don't agree that it's "just a tool" either.