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Fri Jan 29 04:27:17 1982
HUMANISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS
technologists fight over so much. Both want to see
the world changed for the better.
Humanists(philospher's artists writers etc) infleuence
the world more indirectly but they do exert, in my
view a considerable influence. By pointing out things
they see in the world and how they feel about it
artists and writers definitely influence the social
climate that the technologist types work in and the
like. Technology types that I have known have been seriously
influenced by "works of art" especially literature
and this causes them to do things differently than
they would if they were not so influenced.
Technology types do things that at thier best give power
to people. Like the power to express my ideas to many
people in many different areas quickly. Most technology
types are not cold, crass individuals at all, and 99%
of them bleed if you prick them.
The problem is dealing with stereotypes of what
artists and technologists are like. These stereotypes
are usually quite funny. I STILL MEET PEOPLE WHO THINK
THAT COMPUTER HACKERS TALK IN A DULL MONOTONE VOICE LIKE
ROBOTS IN SOME OLD MONSTER MOVIE.
Once upon a time science, technology and art were not
considered mutually exclusive realms. It would be nice
if we could recapture some of that rather than fighting about
which is 'better' and 'more useful'.
Have fun
Sends Steve
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