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The prompt was: Do the benefits of technology always outweigh the costs?</p>
<pre><code>In a world where advances our constantly made, it comes into questions whether these advances are for the good or the bad. But how do we answer a simple question like this while there are so many nuances that deter us from a single resolute answer. Morality comes into consideration. Cost comes into consideration. Efficiency comes into consideration. Above all, purpose comes into consideration. In modern times, we are not burdened by this multi-leveled question, so we think it to be frivolous and time-consuming. However, President Harry Truman had to take this question and apply to a situation where millions would be affected.
Over two hundred thousand died, millions were left homeless, and several thousand ill. This was the disastrous situation in Japan after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All the sufferings was caused by one man’s decision. One man left millions without a father, husband, or children. One man left millions to develop cancerous tumors that hinged the quality of their lives. Most grave of all, one man changed the course of history forever. Harry Truman was this one man. He made the ill-thought decision to unveil catastrophic technology that had potential to eliminate cities. To understand if he made the right decision we must put ourselves in his position. He was given the opportunity to end World War Two quickly with the new nuclear weapons or to wait it out and win in several months. In this decision, he had to decide if the benefits of nuclear weapons outweighs the cost. While at the time it may have seemed to make the right decision, it is now apparent that he has unleashed a monster in the world that served no good.
Truman’s decision clearly illustrates the lack of foresight we have when we do not evaluate technology objectively. In short terms, he saw the benefits of bringing soldiers home earlier, spending less money on the war, and celebrating a decisive victory. He failed to see the cold war that would start, the potential of millions of others dieing, and a new nuclear planet. If we now see these deterrents is safe to say we should be more precautious towards new technology.
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