I think its value lies in potential as opposed to current realized return. With its interconnectivity, it could potentially provide even larger pools of human capital and hopefully a standard international currency. This last benefit would alleviate much of problems afflicting less developed countries, providing a solution to exchange imbalances associated with import and export purchases within poor countries. Vis a Vis globalization. My first negative technology is religion.
Religion provides an answer to the question of reality in the venue of organized bureaucracy.
This is extremely dangerous, as people will absolutely adhere to the tenets of their code under the ostensibly benevolent organization running the faith. Repeatedly these organizations throughout history have persecuted, discriminated and totally cut apart individual freedom in the effort to convert everyone in their periphery of their reality. This can limit the size of naturally forming pools of human capital. My second negative technology is morality. Morality is a concept rife with hypocrisy.