Optimistic assumptions are made by proponents of ideologies corresponding to transhumanism and singularitarianism, which view technological development as generally having beneficial results for the society and the human situation. Some critics see these ideologies as examples of scientism and techno-utopianism and fear the notion of human enhancement and technological singularity which they support. Because current technologies are usually accepted nearly as good, future technological developments are not thought of circumspectly, leading to what appears to be a blind acceptance of technological improvement.
Other technological advances made in the course of the Paleolithic era have been clothes and shelter; the adoption of each technologies can’t be dated exactly, however they were a key to humanity’s progress. As the Paleolithic era progressed, dwellings turned extra sophisticated and more elaborate; as early as 380,000 B.C.E., humans were setting up short-term wooden huts. Clothing, tailored from the fur and hides of hunted animals, helped …