Kranzberg's First Law: Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.
...By that I mean that... technical developments frequently have
environmental, social, and human consequences that go far beyond the
immediate purposes of the technical devices and practices themselves...
Hence many technical applications that seemed a boon to mankind when
first introduced became threats when their use became widespread....
The point is that the same technology can answer questions
differently, depending on the context into which it is introduced and
the problem it is designed to solve.