When you know how to build and tinker with the tools you need, you don’t depend on someone to fix it when it breaks. ![]() Sure, new cars have more bells and whistles and do fancier things, but Nemic’s point was there is value to understanding the tech tool you rely on so much. The navigator was decidedly Old Tech, like old cars from the ’50s and ’60s that were less complicated and easy to fix. ![]() They were training for a raid on an Imperial base and Nemic was working on a computer navigator that would help their ship handle the escape. In that episode, Cassian Andor is speaking with Nemic, a true believer in the rebellion against the Empire. Star Wars’ Andor is an excellent show, and I’ve been thinking about the scene quoted above the past week as Twitter has become a less-stable place. There’s a growing list of things we’ve known and forgotten, things they’ve pushed us to forget. ![]() We’ve grown reliant on Imperial tech, and we’ve made ourselves vulnerable. ![]() Nemic: Yes, but once you’ve mastered it, you’re free. Something breaks, you can fix it yourself. One of the best navigational tools ever built. A cyberpunk vision of the fediverse, digital art / Generated by DALL-E 2įrom “The Axe Forgets” - S1E5 of Andor on Disney+:
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