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minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI think a clear distinction to make might be: “Tech” as used in this sense is the industrial complex around mobile and web technologies dominated by a few players who might just be evil. “Technology” is, of course, everything you mentioned and more. A rock that fits nicely in your hand becomes technology when used to crack a coconut. It’s a weird linguistic murkiness, isn’t it?
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agothe article is talking about both, or perhaps conflates the two. QR code menus.
minus-squarehsdkfr734r@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe field of language, the meaning of words in different contexts… Communication in general, they wrote books over books about it… Yes. Murky. :)
I think a clear distinction to make might be:
“Tech” as used in this sense is the industrial complex around mobile and web technologies dominated by a few players who might just be evil.
“Technology” is, of course, everything you mentioned and more. A rock that fits nicely in your hand becomes technology when used to crack a coconut.
It’s a weird linguistic murkiness, isn’t it?
the article is talking about both, or perhaps conflates the two. QR code menus.
The field of language, the meaning of words in different contexts… Communication in general, they wrote books over books about it…
Yes. Murky. :)