Scientific and technical advance, in spite of its liberatory potential, brings also in its wake powerful tendencies of control and authoritarian organizational firms. Indeed, it has been suggested that “control” has been as much a stimulus to technological change as has “productivity.” This technology could be used as a smokescreen for discrimination which leads to unemployment, also know as “scientific abuse”. Emphasis is place on the role of the scientists to meet the needs of people before maximizing profit.
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Architect or Bee? The Human/Technology Relationship
