The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials.
This definition means that...
Technology will come between (or separate) manual labor and its results.
These tools will still be designed, produced, and controlled by humans somewhere along the line.
The Technology Curve
–from The Craft of Controlling Sound,
Dr. Stephen Solum
Use of technology is not a true/false, but to what degree.
There is no "best place to be" on the Technology Curve– What's the best tool for the job?
Key to Zeroing-In
Too narrow/specific defeats the purpose of grouping
Too broad/general makes big ideas less meaningful
Perspective (Zoom Level)
Allows grouping depending on the purpose and audience