Humanity Isn’t a Problem to Solve: Technology Needs a Telos

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW231959965 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW231959965 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun Highlight SCXW231959965 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">Pixar’s</span></span> <span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW231959965 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">Wall-E</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">has proven to be among the most profound and prophetic films of the last</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">20</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">years</span></span><span class= "TextRun Highlight SCXW231959965 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">.</span></span> <span class= "TextRun Highlight SCXW231959965 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">A</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">fter hopelessly</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">polluting</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">t</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">he</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">E</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">arth and leaving</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">an army of robots to clean up the planet</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">humans</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">now live</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">aboard a giant ship built by a company that promises to take care of all its passengers’ needs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">. Thus, humans are</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW231959965 BCX4">le</span><span