Comments on: Nanotechnology alleged to aid patriarchy http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: ConFigures » Blog Archive » Personal manufacturing and Penguicon http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-160597 ConFigures » Blog Archive » Personal manufacturing and Penguicon Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:13:21 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-160597 [...] I know there are a number of potential sociological and economic impacts once home fabbing takes off, but I enjoy thinking on the smaller scale about home craft (and cookery) applications. [...] [...] I know there are a number of potential sociological and economic impacts once home fabbing takes off, but I enjoy thinking on the smaller scale about home craft (and cookery) applications. [...]

]]> By: Sarah Elkins http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-160593 Sarah Elkins Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:55:29 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-160593 I get Longman's home-centered economics re-emerging from nanotech idea, but I wouldn't leap from there to patriarchy (the opposite of which is not "secular"). Another pattern that could emerge is the reduction of compartmentalization of work versus family life. A family where everyone lives and works together may function quite differently from one where people go off in all different directions during the day. If they're all at home, even if everyone at home works on different things (e.g., parents might be knowledge workers for different companies) as opposed to a single family business, their connections to each other may be stronger. Another pattern might be the lessening of compartmentalization of "business ethics" and personal ethics (the idea that what's unacceptable behavior at home might be perfectly fine at the office, and vice versa). I see both the patterns I suggest are reductions of current patterns, as opposed to my having come up with bold new patterns. I'd be interested in science fiction which talks more about the sociological implications of personal manufacturing devices (I have read Charles Stross's Singularity Sky, though that looked more at economic impact, and the devices were a little different). I get Longman’s home-centered economics re-emerging from nanotech idea, but I wouldn’t leap from there to patriarchy (the opposite of which is not “secular”). Another pattern that could emerge is the reduction of compartmentalization of work versus family life. A family where everyone lives and works together may function quite differently from one where people go off in all different directions during the day. If they’re all at home, even if everyone at home works on different things (e.g., parents might be knowledge workers for different companies) as opposed to a single family business, their connections to each other may be stronger. Another pattern might be the lessening of compartmentalization of “business ethics” and personal ethics (the idea that what’s unacceptable behavior at home might be perfectly fine at the office, and vice versa).

I see both the patterns I suggest are reductions of current patterns, as opposed to my having come up with bold new patterns. I’d be interested in science fiction which talks more about the sociological implications of personal manufacturing devices (I have read Charles Stross’s Singularity Sky, though that looked more at economic impact, and the devices were a little different).

]]> By: SassaFrassin.com » Patriarchy and Home-Manufacturing http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-129220 SassaFrassin.com » Patriarchy and Home-Manufacturing Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:12:49 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-129220 [...] NanoDot: Nanotechnology alleged to aid patriarchy [...] [...] NanoDot: Nanotechnology alleged to aid patriarchy [...]

]]> By: Delbert Coon http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-128893 Delbert Coon Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:24:51 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2424#comment-128893 I try to forward many of these articles to my congressman. I hope that they will look at this technology when they are drafting legislation to see if solutions to problems may reside in this realm. Getting our legislators to look ahead and not seek old solutions is a challenge that the voters face. After I said all of this, a forward button would be appreciated. Delbert Coon I try to forward many of these articles to my congressman. I hope that they will look at this technology when they are drafting legislation to see if solutions to problems may reside in this realm. Getting our legislators to look ahead and not seek old solutions is a challenge that the voters face.

After I said all of this, a forward button would be appreciated.

Delbert Coon

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