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I sympathize with your position, but I want to point out that it's equally foolish to assume that technological progress poses no dangers to society and that no control is necessary. It isn't really about controlling the technology either; it's about controlling how that technology is operated by human beings, people who are fallible and who can be dangerous when given a certain level of power.

There's definitely a continuum from "radical luddite" to "techno-utopian," and I think striking a balance between caution and optimism is the way to go.