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How good is technology?

Technology is overall good and we should strive to obtain more
- 25 (46.3%)
Technology is an unnecessary good
- 2 (3.7%)
Technology is nether good nor bad
- 11 (20.4%)
Technology is an necessary evil
- 0 (0%)
Techology should be gotten rid of
- 2 (3.7%)
technology is bad for freedom
- 2 (3.7%)
technology is witchcraft and immoral
- 2 (3.7%)
We should live in harmony with the earth
- 3 (5.6%)
We should try magic instead
- 7 (13%)

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freedom geek

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How good is technology?
« on: August 25, 2007, 12:25:22 PM »

Inspired by some of the primitivist comments of the upgrading thread. Is technology good or bad? If its bad why?
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Re: How good is technogy?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2007, 12:26:57 PM »

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Technology is nether good nor bad
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Ed

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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2007, 12:33:52 PM »

Picked the first and last.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2007, 12:57:23 PM »

Isn't it odd that primitivists would use computers and the internet to criticize technology?
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2007, 01:00:09 PM »

Isn't it odd that primitivists would use computers and the internet to criticize technology?

Sort of like people protesting free speech isn't it. I doubt the type of person that is an anarcho-primitivist is known for consistency however.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2007, 01:52:52 PM »

Technology is a tool that is all. Tools can be used for good purposes or bad for example I could use a hammer and build a home or I could take the hammer and kill a person does that mean the hammer is bad?? Of course not the person using the tool is the only one that can make a choice.

Humans have used technology through out history most of the times the tools were used to improve their lives but there have been some people that used tools to hurt others.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2007, 02:24:17 PM »

Picked the first and last.


Me too.

Isn't it odd that primitivists would use computers and the internet to criticize technology?

Sort of like libertarians on public access T.V.  :wink:

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Sort of like people protesting free speech isn't it.

People actually do this? (The concept not specific acts)

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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2007, 03:57:45 PM »

Isn't it odd that primitivists would use computers and the internet to criticize technology?

I might as well explain my position while I'm gathering the resources to throw it all away.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2007, 05:43:24 PM »

+Technology is overall good and we should strive to obtain more
+Technology is an unnecessary good
+We should live in harmony with the earth
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2007, 11:39:39 PM »

Technology is a good thing as it is necessary for our survival as men.  Tigers have claws, sharks have jaws, humans have technology.  Without it we'd be scared apes scattered in small numbers in the forests and savannas of Africa.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 11:15:00 AM »

+We should live in harmony with the earth

What does that mean?
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 11:15:58 AM »

+We should live in harmony with the earth

What does that mean?

Environmentalism and hippy stuff.
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2007, 11:20:35 AM »

+We should live in harmony with the earth

What does that mean?

OHSHI-

Please evactuate the planet, this is not a drill. Repeat: this is not a drill!

Us space living transhumans will destroy you weakling Luddite earthlings mwahahahahahaha!!
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Re: How good is technology?
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2007, 03:52:54 PM »

Us space living transhumans will destroy you weakling Luddite earthlings mwahahahahahaha!!

That wasn't the point, MobileDigit and Keti are the too most anal debaters here, the concept that the two will engage is this conversation is terrifying.

It'll be the ultimate battle between the robots.
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« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2007, 03:56:07 PM »

It'll be the ultimate battle between the robots.

I think Keti supports emotion.
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