Personally, I believe that someone needs to experience something first before he can judge it, because if he hasn't experienced it then all his assumptions are purely speculative. This is not a knock on the wise man, I'm sure he is indeed a great thinker. I'm just saying that, he shouldn't be too quick to judge.
Technology has the potential for great and worse things, it all depends on how it's used (or abused). It's up to us to ensure or keep in check people who aim to abuse it. Human nature will always be innate in us, but if we're conscious of its flaws, that's where we begin to make changes. A general shift in consciousness is what's needed by the world.