Inversely, modern technology has become a framework and perhaps a threat equally existent as natural catastrophes have been from former times [56]. Innovations become more and more limited to the extent of the maintained technologies. For example, the increased traffic on wheels, by air or by waterways has reached a level where it is limited by progressive jams, accidents, and pollution and where there is no innovation redemption in sight. And technical commerce is increasingly affected by sustained financial crises, investment bubbles and superheated markets, which are also influenced by the expected technical achievements. Again, there seems to be no guarantee for success, even if there is a reasonable application for a justified business case ...
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