Tech giveth, and Tech taketh away
People have been taking from people more than giving for a long time now,,, Not much escapes that iron lock.
Money and Tech are the similar in that - 'they' (manufacturers / banks etc) give but then over time needing paying back more:
via inflation for using money
for adverts for receiving electronic things
and general debt-based spirals when using debt.
Tech in similar hands of mainstream people, not much different:
Tech giveth, and Tech taketh away
For Tech is in the same mainstream hands of people that don't really care.
If people have been taking more than giving for a long time, then Tech is not much different in the main managed development by government.
Those within in it need be extra careful standing on those shoulders and taking / buying from those hands even if it looks a bit more friendly..