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If tech can be generalized to "tool", tech is the defining feature of humanity. Language, fire, society and even art can all fall under this umbrella. In many
by Jack000 6y ago
If tech can be generalized to "tool", tech is the defining feature of humanity. Language, fire, society and even art can all fall under this umbrella.
In many ways, humans exist for tech rather than the opposite. "Tech" in the abstract exists in the collective minds of humanity, and will endure as long as humanity endures, even when individuals perish. When an individual contributes to tech it is passed down through the ages, a small form of immortality.
- adamsea 6y agoIs tech like that virus that lives in cat poop, then, that infects the brains of mice and alters their behavior so the mice actually put the survival of the virus before their own? Because tech is also wonderful but clearly humanity struggles with limits, and seems sometimes to build tech even when its detrimental to humanity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis > Infection with T. gondii has been shown to alter the behavior of mice and rats in ways thought to increase the rodents' chances of being preyed upon by cats.[
- Jack000 6y agoYes certainly, memetic information is similar to a virus (eg. religion). There exists technology whose sole purpose is to kill or torture, it's all part of the human story for better or worse.