Came across this recently and I can barely understand what’s about.

  • @cynar@lemmy.world
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    99 months ago

    The modern world runs on magic spells. The average retiree doesn’t know how their TV works, or even the remote. They do, however, know that if they perform an arcane set of actions, their preferred soap appears on the magic box.

    Even as a techie, this still applies. Just because I could build a TV remote, doesn’t mean I know, or care how this particular one works. I just perform my magic spell to make the magic box work.

    “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C Clark.

    “Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.” - Terry Pratchett.