Seems like everything good would have been invented by people anyway, and lots of the bad things are done in the name of profits. Maybe they would have also happened in another system, but the point stands.
What, like, Double Stuffed Oreo's? Can we even call those good?
I'm not opposed to technology or mass production, I was unclear and meant that we could have done the industrial revolution without the filthy slums, black smog belching smokestacks, and meat-grinder factory floors if the profit motive hadn't been the primary concern.
Ah, makes sense.