Technology, Inequality, and Global Catastrophic Risks II: Does Technology Help or Harm?

N/B: This series of episodes was written before the coronavirus
pandemic. I've decided the best thing to do is to present them as
was and maybe have another episode reflecting on what the
pandemic means for their conclusions later on.


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Inequality tends to increase unless there's a catastrophe. Does
technology help us - either in addressing catastrophes, or in
reducing inequalities?