Assemblages: The Heart of Technology

Technical elements (tools/weapons) gain meaning only within social or collective assemblages.
The same object can be a tool or weapon depending on its assemblage (e.g., a plow in communal agriculture vs. a lance in cavalry).
Assemblages are driven by desire and passion, not just efficiency or rationality.
State apparatuses tend to standardize assemblages, but new alliances and mutations can arise, leading to technological revolutions.

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