[PLUG-TALK] reliance on technology (was: Redhat changes, fedora)

Brent Rieck bsr at spek.org
Wed Nov 5 06:37:19 UTC 2003


[Sorry for the break in thread, but I thought this fit better in 
plug-talk...]

Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> But, at the risk of going off on a tangent that this thread doesn't need
> to follow, I do think it's dangerous for a society to depend on technology
> that few people understand.  That just creates a class of learned clergy
> that pushes everyone else around.  Yes, I know that's how things have
> always been.  But we've also always had war, oppression, poverty, hate,
> and greed... that doesn't mean we should actively support those things.

Are you including things like indoor plumbing and refrigeration?  I'd 
bet that most people have absolutely no idea how either work but both of 
them are vital (at least I think).

--Brent






More information about the PLUG-talk mailing list