Saved by Keely Adler
We must prioritize trust in digital infrastructure
But as more tech folks jump aboard the progress train, I’d suggest that they go one click deeper in illustrating what kind of society we’re hurtling toward. Which technologies they’d like to see in abundance, and which they’d prefer stay scarce. And put away the cyberpunk for a second: What about our relationships to each other? The kind of “good l... See more
Jasmine Sun • 🌻 tech right (disambiguation)
The tl;dr? It all comes down to nurturing the network dynamics, not the technical features.
danah boyd • Dear Alt-Twitter Designers: It’s about the network!
Technologists can have big positive impacts on cities only by marrying deep technical skills with careful program design and an empathetic embrace of the complexity and contradictions of city life.
Jascha Franklin-Hodge • The Smart Enough City
Understanding technologies requires also understanding power; it needs media literacy as well as technical literacy; incisive questioning as well as shock and awe.
Rachel Coldicutt • On Understanding Power and Technology
The Broader Goal: Building Trust in ever more diverse and individualized societies
The ultimate objective of this reimagined infrastructure is to build trust in one’s democratic system—not only in state institutions, which are often perceived as bureaucratic and disconnected, but also in our neighbors and society at large. Manthe suggests that trus... See more
The ultimate objective of this reimagined infrastructure is to build trust in one’s democratic system—not only in state institutions, which are often perceived as bureaucratic and disconnected, but also in our neighbors and society at large. Manthe suggests that trus... See more