Great read by
@hodlbod. Good to note that technology is never neutral 👇
"When evaluating the use of a given tool, we have to keep in mind not the instrumental use of the tool to achive certain ends only, but also the formal way in which that tool - in combination with every other relevant tool or intention - formally shapes us. The ultimate end of a given tool is not the achievement of a particular task, but the modification of the technological environment in which we exist, and which inevitably affects our ability to understand the world, act in it, and assign value. The adoption of a certain type of tool therefore always creates a certain type of person as a result. This relationship is not always straightforward, and so can be hard to see. But it should be obvious that modern technology has had its part in creating modern man - a materialist, who cares only about quantifiable goods, who is unable to discern the value of good work done well, and who is unable to preserve traditional values and beliefs."
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