▲ 47 ▼ How your showerhead and fridge got roped into the culture wars (grist.org) submitted 1 year ago by OLD to c/technology@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) How is it not? Showerheads and refrigerators are technology. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oshu@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago The common definition of technology is any practical application of scientific priciples. So yes, a shower head, a shoe horn, and chopsticks are all technology. However, in the context of News and Discussion, Technology typically means Computing, Internet, Electronics, Telecoms, AI, Energy Tech, etc and usually with a focus on new developments, product releases, new breakthroughs, etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oshu@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago The common definition of technology is any practical application of scientific priciples. So yes, a shower head, a shoe horn, and chopsticks are all technology. However, in the context of News and Discussion, Technology typically means Computing, Internet, Electronics, Telecoms, AI, Energy Tech, etc and usually with a focus on new developments, product releases, new breakthroughs, etc. permalink fedilink source parent