Blogging and the Damage Done

How can you tell if a technology has reached critical mass? Easy: you look at how much damage it’s causing. Pretty much every human invention is neutral in itself; any benefits (or drawbacks) come from the way it’s used: atomic energy can be used to power a city or destroy it; cars make it travel over distances that were unthinkable just a hundred years ago possible, and are happily destroying our planet with their polluting emissions.