The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms
(physicist) a scientist trained in physics
The physical properties and phenomena of something
the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; "he studied the physics of radiation"
A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle
(degree) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
academic degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
A stage in a scale or series, in particular
(degree) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
Physics, degree of freedom, social order, on the fire of time.
Imagine a deep pan, filled with boiling water. Water is people.
0 - People at bottom = Labour, production
1 - Liberal professions, free lancing
2 - creative, leading people, architects
3 - abstract, philosopher, researcher, educators, politician
The different state of matter are in correlation with theoretical degrees of freedom, labour is liquid, creative class is in ebullition, abstract thinkers and trend setters are gaseous. Bottom water needs to be actually hotter than gas to provide transformational state potential.
Now, about technology : what does it change? If everybody is empowered, they are not generally equally empowered. Meanwhile some medias are more democratic than others. Let's take the example of youtube.com : the thinkers propose the idea, the software designer, UI designers build the framework, free lance and labour people use it for entertainment and culture-making. In the process, if everyone is treated not as a user or admin, but rather as a contributor, more creativity comes from the inside of the framework, people posting, having fun. In that sense, technology, when used to develop "playground" type collaborative frameworks, empowers more the lower class with fun, while limitating "leading" people to managment and admin work => Creativity has shifted.