Tech and Society
by sari and · updated 13d ago
Tech and Society
by sari and · updated 13d ago
sari added 1y ago
sari added 1y ago
we went from “work hard on something you love” to just “work hard” to “work to keep pace with the machine”
sari added 4mo ago
“I discovered, to my amazement, that all through history there had been resistance— and bitter, exaggerated, last-ditch resistance— to every significant technological change that had taken place on earth. Usually the resistance came from those groups who stood to lose influence, status, money as a result of the change. Although they never advanced
... See morealex added 1y ago
“The computer screen bulldozes our doubts with its bounties and conveniences. It is so much our servant that it would seem childish to notice that it is also our master”
sari added 3mo ago
the reason tech doesn’t excite me as much these days is because the two big bottlenecks in life are: 1) A lack of courage 2) A lack of a supportive environment (so friends and family) and those seem to be people problems, not technology problems
Alara added 10mo ago
"When everything is readily available and consumable, contemplative attention is impossible." (Byung-Chal Han, Vita Contemplativa)
juliana ong added 3mo ago
Timely not real-time. Rhythm not random. Moderation not excess. Knowledge not information. These are a few of the many characteristics of the Slow Web. It’s not so much a checklist as a feeling, one of being at greater ease with the web-enabled products and services in our lives.
juliana ong added 4mo ago
andrea added 1y ago