I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. You are very fond, sir, of talking about the consideration we owe to the community; it seems to me, however, that the community has its duties too. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker worries that society lacks the education to handle new technologies, and that science and capitalism push inventions before people are ready.
- In plain terms
- Society isn’t ready for new tech, yet science and capitalism push it forward.
- What can you take from it?
- Education must keep pace with technological advancement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can education adapt faster?
- What role should regulators play?
Another view
It assumes a uniform lack of readiness across all societies.
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