If you ask me? Mobile/WiFi internet The way and amount of time we use our phones had changed A LOT since their diffusion. I guess the release of the iPhone changed our idea of what a phone is too

Edit: when I say modern world I’m referring to the last 50 years. So stuff like “the electricity” or “the telephone” doesn’t count.

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      Why? They are extremely damaging. The runoff destroys entire ecosystems like the wetlands where I used to live. Now filled with toxic microorganisms feeding on the fertiliser accumulating there

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        You are making a red-herring argument.

        The post’s question is: “What technology made the most impact in modern times?

        A poster says “Chemical fertilizers” and detailed the reasons.

        And then you come in and say NU-UH, IT DESTROYS THE PLANET!!! an argument that has nothing to do with the question.

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          If your interpretation is that “impact” includes negative sentiment and mine did not then sure

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            My interpretation of impact includes both positive and negative sentiments.

            Whereas you are saying that a negative thing doesn’t count as impact.

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            Impact
            noun
            a marked effect or influence.