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> The goal of technology is to eliminate labor, Technology extends our capabilities. Technology does not have an ideology or teleological function, that is mer
by andreasvc 12y ago
> The goal of technology is to eliminate labor,
Technology extends our capabilities. Technology does not have an ideology or teleological function, that is merely something humans might use it for. I would doubt even that, because inventing & spreading technology is not something that is easily controlled or planned.
- oscargrouch 12y agoYou are forgeting that corporations are "controlling" technology nowadays, in our current model of society, and corps are managed to have the biggest profit margins they can; So in the end technology are being advanced specially in areas it can help the corps to have higher margins That's how the previous comment makes perfect sense
- andreasvc 12y agoI believe that control is limited. Even with copious amounts of money, not all technology is possible, or possible right now; e.g., flying cars, nuclear fusion, quantum computing. Corporations have some leeway in choosing what to invest in but they are predominantly driven by short-term considerations of profitability. I think that in the longer term, technology is something that happens to us while we're busy making other plans (paraphrasing Woody Allen).