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Tech Boosts Welfare If Marginal Product Rises
- Technology improves welfare only if it raises worker marginal productivity alongside average productivity.
- Worker power and vision critically affect how technological benefits distribute across society.
Vision Shapes Technology and Power
- Vision shapes which technologies and organizations we develop and adopt.
- Powerful people's ideologies influence technological paths beyond mere self-interest.
Tech Success Fuels Ideological Power
- Tech companies' massive success builds persuasive power that shapes optimism among intellectuals and media.
- This ideological influence can lead to uncritical celebration of technology.