Progress?

In class the other day, we talked about two distinct societies: traditional and modern/technological. These two different worlds exemplify the extremes of a balancing act. I imagine that a spot somewhere between either end would provide the most idealistic society in which to live. You would have the balance of traditional society and the progress that improves life of a modern society. Anyways, a traditional society comes off too utopian due to the fact that as human beings we inherently disturb nature. But we can apply the idea of balance to a world of progress and gain a better, more human friendly world that does not detrimentally affect our ability to maintain an equilibrium.