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Many Utopian Writers See Science and Technology Being Used to Improve

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Many utopian writers see science and technology being used to improve people's lives. Orwell, by contrast, sees science and technology used to dominate and control people's lives. Which do you think is more likely? In what ways may science and technology both improve and harm people's lives?


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