• bamboo@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    Because the definition of what is and isn’t technology is arbitrary. Wikipedia says “Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way.” By that definition, social media is a technology (uses knowledge of computers and networking to enable online communication), but also so are most human creations.

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      29 days ago

      By that definition the wheel is technology. Should we start posting articles about slight changes to the chemical compound used in newer snow tires?

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        29 days ago

        Honestly, I’d love to hear about ALL technologies on here, not just computer based ones.