Some people compare the relationship between technology and society to a locomotive and a railway track: the train of technological development moves faster as it builds momentum, and the tracks of social conventions and ethics serve as constant directional guides.
有人形容，科技和社會制度就像「火車與軌道」的關係，科技更新的速度就是那輛愈跑愈快的火車，而社會倫理法規則是一成不變的軌道。