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Aug 4, 2025 ∞

Cal Newton’s distinction between additive and extractive technologies is fine, but Ursula Franklin made the same distinction long ago, using the terms holistic and prescriptive; ditto Ivan Illich, using the terms manipulatory and convivial. As I argue in this essay, we keep offering the same diagnoses without changing anyone’s behavior.

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