Technology is invented in the name of convenience.
We find problems with modern day society and, in turn, invent new technologies which enable us to cope with these problems. Convenience is one of the driving factors of technology because along with convenience comes efficiency. As the thinking goes, if the menial problems are taken care of through technology, then there is much more time to work, which then makes the workplace more efficient. Thus we can see another driving force behind technology as being economic gain. Both economic gain and convenience are seen as beneficial to both society as a whole and to the individual.