Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Paul Krugman and Charlie Stross Discuss Living in the Future

Here. Stross suggests; "It’s well known that the first real use of any successful new technology is pornography."

Students of the history of technology will immediately think of the Gutenberg Booke of Saucy Curiosa, Galileo's Optic Device for Looking at Mrs. Viviani Bathing, The Watt Steam Powered Apparatus for the Relief of Tension, the Gatling Reciprocating Vibrator and the Wright Brothers' Mile High Erotic Saloon.

2 comments:

Scott Nolan said...

Perhaps if Larry Flynt is correct, and the "real pornography" is war, that oft overused statement is actually correct...

Steve Muhlberger said...

Thanks.