> This is so important, as we seem to have become a society engineered by technology, rather than a society that engineers technology
I would rather say that we're a society that is engineered by the market, and that the market is engineered by lobbyists. And one particular consequence is that the price of our work is determined largely by its value to those whom the lobbyists serve.
The verbiage evokes a sense of conspiracy theory, but I think it's not only true but perhaps even eminently intuitive.
I would rather say that we're a society that is engineered by the market, and that the market is engineered by lobbyists. And one particular consequence is that the price of our work is determined largely by its value to those whom the lobbyists serve.
The verbiage evokes a sense of conspiracy theory, but I think it's not only true but perhaps even eminently intuitive.