Technology is neither inherently good nor bad; the internet brought enormous benefits to minorities (Harari met his husband on an early LGBT dating site in Israel), but the question is always whether technology is used for human purposes or whether humans are used for the technology's purposes.

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Speaker

Yuval Noah Harari

Evidence Quote

the question is not how do we stop technology, but how do we make sure that technology is used for our purposes instead of using us for for its purposes?

Source

Yuval Noah Harari - Are Humans Superior to Other Life forms?Intelligence Squared
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:59:13 PM

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