juergen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Betterwww.joanwestenberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down152
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkI'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Betterwww.joanwestenberg.comjuergen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI think a clear distinction to make might be: “Tech” as used in this sense is the industrial complex around mobile and web technologies dominated by a few players who might just be evil. “Technology” is, of course, everything you mentioned and more. A rock that fits nicely in your hand becomes technology when used to crack a coconut. It’s a weird linguistic murkiness, isn’t it?
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agothe article is talking about both, or perhaps conflates the two. QR code menus.
minus-squarehsdkfr734r@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe field of language, the meaning of words in different contexts… Communication in general, they wrote books over books about it… Yes. Murky. :)
I think a clear distinction to make might be:
“Tech” as used in this sense is the industrial complex around mobile and web technologies dominated by a few players who might just be evil.
“Technology” is, of course, everything you mentioned and more. A rock that fits nicely in your hand becomes technology when used to crack a coconut.
It’s a weird linguistic murkiness, isn’t it?
the article is talking about both, or perhaps conflates the two. QR code menus.
The field of language, the meaning of words in different contexts… Communication in general, they wrote books over books about it…
Yes. Murky. :)