Since most of what we are told about a new technology comes from its proponents, be deeply skeptical of all claims. Every technology has inherent and identifiable social, political and environmental consequences. The fact that technology has a natural flash and appeal is meaningless.
Negative attributes are slow to emerge.
Never judge a technology by the way it benefits you personally. Seek a holistic view of its impacts. The operative question here is how the individual technology fits the larger one. The latter kind is the major problem of the day. Cite the figures about crime, suicide, alienation and drug abuse, as well as environmental and cultural degradation.