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Eugene J. Martin - Technology has not advanced because...

Technology has not advanced because people are starved for instruments to make a better civilization, but because they are starved for entertainment – technology is still mostly a toy factory for grown-ups. (Eugene J. Martin)

Technology has not advanced because people are starved for instruments to make a better civilization, but because they are starved for entertainment – technology is still mostly a toy factory for grown-ups.

Eugene J. Martin

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