▁increased ▁the ▁available ▁sources ▁of ▁food , ▁and ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁wheel ▁helped ▁humans ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁and ▁control ▁their ▁environment . ▁Develop ments ▁in ▁historic ▁times , ▁including ▁the ▁printing ▁press , ▁the ▁tele phone , ▁and ▁the ▁Internet , ▁have ▁less ened ▁physical ▁bar riers ▁to ▁communication ▁and ▁allowed ▁humans ▁to ▁interact ▁freely ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁scale . ▁ ▁Technology ▁has ▁many ▁effects . ▁It ▁has ▁helped ▁develop ▁more ▁advanced ▁econom ies ▁( including ▁today ' s ▁global ▁economy ) ▁and ▁has ▁allowed ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁a ▁le is ure ▁class . ▁Many ▁techn ological ▁processes ▁produce ▁unw anted ▁by - products ▁known ▁as ▁poll ution ▁and ▁de ple te ▁natural ▁resources ▁to ▁the ▁det r iment ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁environment . ▁In nov ations ▁have ▁always ▁influenced ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁and ▁raised ▁new ▁questions ▁in ▁the ▁eth ics ▁of ▁technology . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁efficiency ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁human ▁product ivity , ▁and ▁the ▁challeng es ▁of ▁bio eth ics . ▁ ▁Philosoph ical ▁deb ates ▁have ▁ar isen ▁over ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁technology , ▁with ▁disag re ements ▁over ▁whether ▁technology ▁impro ves ▁the ▁human ▁condition ▁or ▁w ors ens ▁it . ▁Ne o - L ud d ism , ▁an arch o - prim it iv ism , ▁and ▁similar ▁reaction ary ▁movements ▁critic ize ▁the ▁per vas iveness ▁of ▁technology , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁har ms ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁al ien ates ▁people ; ▁pro