Kevin Kelly on technology as the 7th kingdom
On O’Reilly Radar, Joshua-Michele Ross has an interview with the always-original and thought-provoking Kevin Kelly. The discussion covers various topics related to biology, technology, and net-connected culture. As Josh says:
This last section (at 7mins 30 secs) is the deepest and most provocative. Kevin assumes the point of view of technology to assess its needs and wants. This line of inquiry leads to some surprising conclusions. My favorite quote from the conversation: “We are the sexual organs of technology” Indeed.
I really like the observation that, unlike biology, technology is almost impossible to make extinct, and that it’s hard to find any technologies from the past that aren’t still being used in some fashion today. For instance, there are more human beings making arrow heads today, Kevin claims, than were making them in pre-historic times.
“Technology is the 7th Kingdom of Life” - A conversation with Kevin Kelly
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Original post by Gareth Branwyn