Link: Frankenstein’s Monster, Technological Artifact:
Is it the device that’s important or the things that allowed the device to exist that are important? What you think of as “technology” is probably wrong.
It’s not the smart phone that is the interesting bit, it’s the culture that created the idea and desire for a smart phone. It’s not the idea of neolithic people carrying a babies in slings, it’s the ideas, understanding, and human development that brought about the creation of the baby-sling. When future historians look at this time period, will they focus on gadgets, or will they focus on the kind of culture that desired the type of gadgets we have?
And for us, navigating this world means we need to ensure we’re focusing on the scientist, not the monster.
