技术变迁

Brian Arthur: “技术发展的整个动力就像是一个黑匣子。“直到十五年或二十年之前,大家在意识上仍然认为,技术只是随机地从天而降的,人类是根据天书的蓝图出现了生产钢铁、制造硅片、或产生其它任何这类东西的技术。这些技术由托马斯·爱迪森这样的聪明人发明出来。这些聪明人躺在浴盆里时灵感从天而至,所以就能在上天绘制的蓝图上加上一页。”其实严格地说,技术根本就不属于经济学范畴。技术是外来的,被非经济的进程神奇地分娩出来的。最近,人们做了大量的研究,用模拟来证明技术是内在孕育而生的,这意味着,技术是由经济系统内部产生的。但这通常意味着技术是研究和发展投资的结果,几乎就像一件商品一样。虽然阿瑟认为这个观点包含了一定的真相,但他仍然不认为这是事情的本质。 ”

说起智利

说起智利,林达立刻想到的是聂鲁达。难怪这她仍然在教写作。

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