Technology is anything that was invented after you were born.
Much of outcomes research is a systematic attempt to exploit what is known and make it better.
Any believable prediction will be wrong. Any correct prediction will be unbelievable.
What technology is really about is better ways to evolve. That is what we call an 'infinite game.' ... A finite game is played to win, and an infinite game is played to keep playing.
Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.
This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.