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@july
We seem to forget that the Greek techne (τέχνη) means "art," "craft," or "skill." In ancient Greece, techne referred to the knowledge of how to make or do something— and I think ultimately technology is a subset of techne. Techne is who we’ve always been. Space infrastructure, flying cars, and new AI models - maybe aren’t futuristic technologies, but rather as inevitable tributaries in the river of techne and humanity over time
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Alex Loukissas 🍉
@futureartist
I even forget about the multiple facets of this word and I’m a native speaker. Thank you for reminding us this.
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Alex Loukissas 🍉
@futureartist
Also are you familiar with the saying «μάθε τέχνη κι ας’τηνε», ie “learn a skill and let it go”. I’ve always interpreted it as “always keep learning”
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July
@july
I am not, and now TIL!
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