I tend to agree. When I see pictures of some tie-less dork tech CEO holding up the latest device on a stage, I don’t see real progress.
The word progress implies a goal. Socialists believe the only worthwhile goals are ones sheared by everyone. Hundreds of millions of private goals have been achieve by advances in technology in the past 50 years.
Technological promises change. Change offers opportunities. It is up to each of us to use the opportunities to our personal advantage.
If his point is humans are good at squandering opportunities then I agree.