Some negative externalities and other problems of progress that may or may not be considered solved:
how technology can make war more deadly
how it can assist oppressive/authoritarian regimes
technological unemployment
unclean/unsafe food, water supplies
resource depletion
pollution of all kinds
carcinogens
Positive externalities are like, almost all of human wealth?
Yale economist William Nordhaus estimates that innovators capture a mere 2.2% of the total “surplus” from innovation. … If it is anywhere close to being an accurate estimate, the implication is that “society” pays a paltry $2.20 for every $100 worth of welfare it enjoys from innovating activities.
Some negative externalities and other problems of progress that may or may not be considered solved:
how technology can make war more deadly
how it can assist oppressive/authoritarian regimes
technological unemployment
unclean/unsafe food, water supplies
resource depletion
pollution of all kinds
carcinogens
Positive externalities are like, almost all of human wealth?
Quoted by Tyler Cowen here