The production of toxic chemicals, many of which are hormone disrupters or may cause toxic-induced or aggregated diseases, threatens our very survival of present and future generations. These are examples of violent and nonsustainable aspects of knowledge or its by- products that threaten our very existence here on planet Earth. Knowledge can Reduce Jobs. Scientific knowledge is used to create new technology such as computers driven machines. Every time we produce technology, energy is lost or pollution is created in the process, and a net loss of jobs may result.
Technology accelerates the violent and perhaps nonsustainable conditions under assumption one.
A net loss of jobs, due to capital-intensive technology, will definitely create more control over labor by management, as workers compete for scarce job opportunities. In addition, worker pension funds are often invested in technology that forces workers to the unemployment roles and then society turns around and blames them for not having a jobs. The production accelerated by technology increases violence to both the environment and people dismissed from jobs. Although students are seldom seen as valuable information sources, they nonetheless can be important sources of information. Class discussion, utilizing student resources, can be just as motivating as classroom lectures.