The end of Daedalus without why

 The end of Daedalus without why



Upon learning that her beloved daughter Ariadne had escaped and escaped the maze with Theseus, King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus, the only ones who knew how to get out of the maze, in the Labyrinth of Labyrinth.


Daedalus was trapped in his work surrounded by the cliffs of the sea.


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Daedalus, a rare craftsman who could not be imprisoned forever, decided to escape through the air and began making wings for himself and Icarus.


The wings were finally completed by adding small feathers together and adding larger ones.


The finished wings were attached to the body with thread and wax, and when the wings were moved, the body took off. But it was a dangerous adventure that might be his last with his son.


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"Son, altitude is important on this flight. If you fly too low, the moisture will make your wings heavy and fall, and if you fly too high, the sun's heat will melt the wax and break your wings. Just follow me."


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Forgetting Daedalus' warning, Icarus soared to the ends of the sky.


Icarus' wings shattered and began to fall. His body fell into the dark blue sea


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Daedalus, a descendant of Hephaestus, a rare craftsman who was trained not only by Hephaestus but also by his goddess Athena.


A craftsman who could be called Hephaestus of Crete, he was also ironically a lackluster man. Anyone who makes things is not the owner of their work. They take orders.


It's not just a skill for yourself, it's just following the orders of its future owner. Therefore, engineers do not ask 'why' questions. We focus only on the 'how' question. I am not interested in how the manufactured object is used. It's up to the owner of the thing to do that.


Daedalus, jealous of his nephew's talent, pushed his nephew from a high tower.


He wandered around the world at the command of Athena, making what the master ordered.


Leaving his place of residence, he went to Crete, built a cow for his wife Pasiphae, and built a labyrinth at Minos' order, but again he was pursued by Minos. The death of his son Icarus bears much resemblance to that of his nephew Perdix.


Daedalus was punished for not asking 'why'.


Robert Oppenheimer participated in the first nuclear weapons project.


Steve Jobs, who gave the gift of 'thoughtlessness' to mankind by distributing smartphones to the world,


Eichmann, the war criminal who killed many Jews.


Daedalus lost what he loved the most in the same way he did.



Through Daedalus, the master of mankind, we learn why modern people who live 'hard' should ask the question 'why' rather than 'how'.

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