[P2P-F] [NetworkedLabour] Internet Social Forum

[Michel Bauwens]

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Ariel Salleh <arielsalleh7 at gmail.com>
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


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