Geoffrey Goodell on Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:16:33 +0200 (CEST)


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Re: <nettime> Nettime is in bad shape. Let's see if we can change it.


I do not disagree with this sentiment.  My argument is about technology versus services, not about whether technology is neutral (in general it is not).

Best wishes

Geoff


On 11 July 2019 12:57:25 BST, "xDxD.vs.xDxD" <xdxd.vs.xdxd@gmail.com> wrote:
>hi!
>
>
>
>> Somewhere along the line we as a culture have forgotten the
>distinction
>> between
>> 'technology' and 'services'.  A 'technology' is really just a method
>or
>> system
>> for applying knowledge to a problem; any individual or business could
>> choose to
>> implement (or commission, or lease, or purchase outright) that
>technology
>> independently and control it completely.
>
>
>I don't know if I understood correctly, but this could be a very
>dangerous
>position indeed.
>
>Technology is far from neutral: we invent technology just as much as
>technology invents us.
>
>ciao!
>s
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