What sector of the population will be most seriously affected by a given technology and when? If the technology is one that can be generalized over the entire society, then it will probably have an impact on everyone but if it has localized application, then what form of effect ill exist and for whom?
City states arose around the farmlands of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys, and because of the availability of water transportation, they were able to grow prosperous and powerful. Thus, the citizens of these areas were most greatly affected by the introduction of the agricultural technology, though tribal peoples from along the rivers were involved in the trade that resulted from the sedentary life style the agricultural people practiced.
Whom a technology affects is as important as how. What of the ability to save lives through expensive operations such as heart transplants or mechanical hearts? Who receives them and who does not? Who pays for them? Are there too few people affected to warrant continuing that technology? These are some of the questions that arise in considering this aspect of technological development.
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Your conclusion did not be seen your viewpoint. "Whom a technology affects is as important as how. What of the ability to save lives through expensive operations such as heart transplants or mechanical hearts? Who receives them and who does not? Who pays for them? Are there too few people affected to warrant continuing that technology? These are some of the questions that arise in considering this aspect of technological development." What's meaning between these questions?
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