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> It is easier to bring about a revolutionary scientific discovery such as that of the X-ray than to alter in the least degree the quality of emotion that arises between a man and a maid.

The relationship between a man and a maid is a core characteristic of a society.

The complexity of changing such relationships is attested to by TFA, and yet, in many places, over a hundred years, we see (hard fought) change.

A hundred years ago, or even fifty years ago, the downfalls of Dominic Strauss-Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein were inconceivable.

So was #MeToo.

But there’s as much tech in the hash tag as there is in the x-ray, or more if you just count the investment dollars.

Technology and social relations define and redefine each other in long epicycles.



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