[solenoid0937]

No, you don't seem to be reading my words because you have a preconceived notion of what I'm saying.

I'm not saying all technology is good. I never said that.

I'm saying automating labor is good. All of my arguments have been specifically scoped to the automation of labor.

[maplethorpe]

I didn't say you said all technology was good. I'm addressing the part of your argument where you point to past events as evidence that the automation of labor will always continue to be good in the future. I used an extreme example to show that one day, if a new technology that automates labor is actually a net negative for society, your philosophy won't catch it. It will slip right through.

To spell it out so we don't keep going around in this circle: it's worth looking at indicators other than the past to judge a technology's benefit to the labor force.