On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Ariel Salleh <[email protected]> wrote:

Michel, it is profoundly telling that you believe ”the use of technology is what defines being human”.

yes indeed, I don't think that before the use of stone tools, humanity was that different from other primates .. many other animals use tools, but none develop it so crucially as humanity, hence, the absurdity of 'anti-technology' stances, as the discussion can only be, 'what technology, and for whom'. One legitimate stance is to 'halt' technology (more or less), as a conscious choice, to protect community for example, as with the Amish. Or to actively return to a earlier stage, as the neoprimitivists want, and while it is true some of them (john zerzan I believe) see the 'original fall' in the technology of language, it seems to me a very absurd proposition to attempt to abolish it. Michel -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/