# Radical technology must be accompanied by radical politics > As the planet slides further toward a potential future of catastrophic climate change, and as society glorifies billionaires while billions languish in poverty, digital technology could be a tool for arresting capitalism’s death drive and radically transforming the prospects of humanity. **But this requires that we politically organize to demand something different.** > > – [[Future Histories]] > Technology alone will not create the society we want; at a more fundamental level, we have to learn to work together. > > – [Protocol Cooperativism? | Platform Cooperativism Consortium](https://platform.coop/blog/protocol-cooperativism)