WW Technology V Muggle Technology

[Susan]

No: HPFGUIDX 100843


> Stephen Flynn wrote:
> >This is my first post so please bear with me.  I was looking 
through
> >some back postings and I saw one on the above topic and I do 
believe
> >that WW technology is better than Muggle technology.  Simply put 
why
> >fix something that is not broken.  There is less risk to an
> >individual and to the environment.  Does anyone have an opinion on
> >this?
> 

> 
> Ffred wrote:
> My first comment is that the WW wouldn't understand the 
word "technology"
> here: it's not so much a matter of two different technologies, but 
of
> fundamentally different approaches to the same need. In the WW, 
wizards use
> charms, potions, spells, and so on to carry out the relevant 
processes of
> production for which Muggles use technology. 
> But having said all that, there do seem to be advantages in using 
magic
> rather than technology. First of all, using charms and spells seems 
to
> remove a great deal of the drudgery and hard labour that Muggles 
have to
> use.  no
> need for heavy labour, 

Susan (teilani) now:
In trying my hand at fanfic, I've been wondering exactly what people 
like Molly Weasley do all day.  She doesn't have a job.  Granted, she 
has kids, but even the youngest of them is at Hogwarts for months at 
a time.  Once she's swished and flicked her wand a few times and 
gotten the dishes to wash themselves, the beds to make themselves, 
the Christmas sweaters knitting themselves, what does she do?  Does 
she have to supervise as the dishes magically wash themselves?  
Probably not.  So, all the household shores are probably done before 
noon.  What now?

Another question I have re: the Weasleys, magic, and money, though 
it's not related to this post so much, is how does money affect the 
size/condition of their house?  If a wizard can just magically add a 
new floor or room or bath with a hot tub, what difference does it 
make how much money they have? (I got this impression because of the 
way the Burrow is described). Who would they pay for these things 
anyways?  It's not like they'd need to hire a contractor.  I get that 
they'd need money for food and clothes.  I read on the Lexicon that 
conjured items don't stay around for longer than they're needed,but 
if you really need a new robe, like Remus on the train in PoA ( in a 
robe that was shabby and had been darned, etc.) couldn't you just 
conjure one?

Ffred again: 
> Also, the inhabitants of the WW do seem to be in occupations that 
aren't
> exploitative or useless. There doesn't seem to be any WW equivalent 
of
> MacDonalds, call centres, nuclear power stations, or any of the 
other
> atrocities of our own world. On the whole, I think I'd rather be a 
worker
> there than here!
> 
> Cheers
> 
Susan (who's really curious... What's a call centre?)


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