White phosphorus, asbestos, and N Sync. History is replete with examples of horrible inventions. The aforementioned list includes some of the worst crimes against humanity and the music industry, but the largest and most persistent offender is the technology sector. On the list of the worst inventions of the twenty-first century published by the MIT Technology Review, Google Glass ranked number two, just ahead of electronic voting and behind the Segway.
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