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Who gets to define ‘technology’?’ Clearly no number of pseudonymous accounts on HN can decide anything on behalf of anyone else.
by MichaelZuo 2y ago
Who gets to define ‘technology’?’
Clearly no number of pseudonymous accounts on HN can decide anything on behalf of anyone else.
- HPsquared 2y agoI have a bias towards etymology. Here's the entry for the root τέχνη: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B7#Ancient_Greek https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%87%CE%BD%CE... That word is all about human (or other) intelligence and skill. Natural things developed and grew by natural processes, not clever skilful design. It's a different animal. It's the difference between art and science. Technology is a form of art. Patents use the term "prior art" for a reason.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoAre beaver dams not natural then? But technology?
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- HPsquared 2y agoI guess they are beaver technology. Non-human intelligence. It's a philosophical question. Regardless it's not the same kind of "mindless brute force evolution" that led to ATP synthase.