Diamond 18 posted
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There's nothing wrong with technology in and of itself. It's all about how you use it.
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Yes however, once someone mass markets one of these 'neutral' bits of techno, it spreads like lice through our sheepish society.
As a culture we have proven time and again, that we are susceptable to short-sightedness and willingness to dive our cars even as cities like LA and Mexico City become totally poisonous. And that of course is one small item out of hundred's of thousands.
So, while any given item may be theoretically neutral, in reality, we are most certainly pitiful victims of the technology we create.
Also JRRT was a Christian, who undoubtedly took the Book of Revelation seriously. It clearly shows Babylon [some kind of mega -trading/business conglomerate]falling and all of the world weeping and gnashing their teeth.
He viewed society as inevitably heading towards subservience and domination by Antichrist. So we can very profitabbly see THe Silm and LotR as lessons in rebelling against Demonic overlords.
We are even now I think in the grip not of a 'terrorist war' so much as sleeping victims of an invisible Saruman, whose countless gadgets and seeming to be a good guy have nearly everyone fooled.