Technological optimists stress that, all things considered, humans are much better off today than ever before, which is largely due to technological innovations. The optimist believes that
A) not every single technology has turned out to be beneficial, but modern technology as a whole has brought us enormous benefits.
B) technology is valuable in an intrinsic sense.
C) technology is valuable for its own sake.
D) technology has final value: It is the endpoint of a chain of instrumentally valuable entities.

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Technological optimists acknowledge that while not every technology may be beneficial, the overall impact of modern technology has significantly improved human well-being. Choices B, C, and D suggest intrinsic or final value of technology, which is not the focus of technological optimists' view on the benefits of technology.

Technological Optimists Stress That, All Things Considered, Humans Are Much