In the ancient world there was a lot of respect for unintended consequences, and there was a very healthy sense of caution, reflected in the Tree of Knowledge, in Pandora's Box, and especially in the myth of Prometheus that's been so important in recent metaphors about technology.
U drevnom svijetu nenamjerne su se posljedice duboko poštovale i postojala je zdrava doza opreza, koja se očituje u Drvu znanja, u Pandorinoj kutiji, i naročito u mitu o Prometeju koji je bio vrlo bitan u novijim metaforama o tehnologiji.