what is the difference between an empowering technology and an enslaving technology?
i think the difference is this: an empowering technology is one that helps you do what you want to do while an enslaving technology is one that allows you to do what you need to do...
kind of a subtle difference, really... and if i were the kind of person who gave people the benefit of the doubt, i think that subtlety would be a likely cause for things like product/vendor lock-in... it's easy to misuse the term "want" when "need" is more appropriate, then when you think you're just adding features what you're actually doing is reducing the number of viable options...
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