Synthesis 1
Leo Marx "As for the hazardous character of the concept of technology, here I need only say that I am not thinking about weaponry or the physical damage wrought by the use of any particular technologies. The hazards I have in mind are conceptual, not physical. They stem from the meanings conveyed by the concept technology itself, and from the peculiar role it enables us to confer on the mechanic arts as an ostensibly discrete entity - one capable of becoming a virtually autonomous, all-encompassing agent of change." Merritt Roe Smith "To invest the concept of technology with agency is particularly hazardous when referring to technology in general" In looking at the both of these statements, I'm having a difficult time arguing against the sentiments expressed by the both of these writers in light of the current state of affairs the world over; in fact I'm actually in small ways praying for a meteor strike. These quotes I've chosen to focus on, and...