Archedelia

Archedelia

What is "tech"?

Collecting rents by adding friction

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Matthew B. Crawford
May 01, 2023
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Once upon a time, the word “technology” might have been applied to something such as a new design element that reduces frictional losses in a gear set. Today, the word is often shortened to “tech” and it typically means: finding new ways to insert a layer of fussiness into some aspect of life that is not yet subject to fussiness “optimization”, and then…

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