Re:We Rarely Lose Technology (2023)
by alberth on Monday September 08, 2025 @11:16AM
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> ... forgotten inventions ... lost technology ... the knowledge of making
I see people in this thread talking past each other and I think the reason why is because the author is conflating 3 very different topics (inventions, technology and knowledge).
E.g. we absolutely have forgotten the knowledge in how Egyptians built the pyramids.
That doesn't mean per se that Egyptians had better/worse technology - but from a knowledge of how they build the pyramids - that absolutely is lost.
I see people in this thread talking past each other and I think the reason why is because the author is conflating 3 very different topics (inventions, technology and knowledge).
E.g. we absolutely have forgotten the knowledge in how Egyptians built the pyramids.
That doesn't mean per se that Egyptians had better/worse technology - but from a knowledge of how they build the pyramids - that absolutely is lost.