Profit motivated technology’s growth before science did

Evidence

It was more the desire for wealth than the desire for knowledge that initially forced upon technology the imperative of performance improvement and product realization. The “organic” connection between technology and profit preceded its union with science. — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition, 338

Categorization

• XREF: Challenges the common narrative that science drove technology; Lyotard reverses it—commerce drove the technology-science union—relevant to Jameson’s account of postmodernism as consumption-driven. — connects to: Automated production shifts wealth creation from labor time to scientific knowledge — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the…, 198; Technology develops a self-sustaining momentum beyond its original drivers — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 393; Technological innovation is pushed from behind, not pulled toward a goal — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 394 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Technology results from capital’s development, not the reverse #expands (0.78)
• Technology develops a self-sustaining momentum beyond its original drivers #expands (0.75) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 393
• Technological innovation is pushed from behind, not pulled toward a goal #corroborates (0.72) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 394
• Competitive advantage from innovation is temporary and forces constant reinvestment #expands (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 125