Is technology a blessing or a curse?

In reading this article by Neil Postman, I pondered about the relatively negative view on technology that is prominent in the article. Although we may not be able to anticipate all the negative things that a new technology will bring, I feel that it would be rather anti-productive to artificially limit the growth and expansion of technology over fear of the unknown. If we instead focus on the benefits of what a new technology may bring we will be able to use technology to assist mankind instead of letting the ever-present negativity rule our lives. As Neil Postman stressed that there will always be negative effects of technology I feel that instead the positive effects that technologies offer far outweigh the negative. Let us focus on the positives and use technology to bring about much good in the world.