Pedro Parrachia

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Tending to the Gardens of digital-native regeneration

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In practice, it is not possible for the technical layer to be resilient while the social layer is not, as the social and technical dynamics of infrastructure are co-constitutive.

Kelsie Nabben • Decentralised Technologies as “Self infrastructuring”

“What did you find?” Genevieve was still poking at the Phoenix data, looking at the greatest needs reported in the city and the average wait times on calls to FEMA, 911, the fire department, appliance repair.

“It’s got her dorm.” Toba sounded a little dazed. “It shows how many people are there right now — phone data, I think — and what shops are

Malka Older • 'Shared Data,' a short story from an alternate future

The House on Mango Street

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literary fiction and Activism

Radical friends reject the fantasy of exemplary self-sovereign autonomous individuals optimized for efficiency and productivity. They know that this is a poisonous projection by materially advantaged individuals who seek to leverage their competitive edge within the austerity conditions they co-created.

Ruth Catlow • Radical Friends - Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Arts - Furtherfield

There was a period when new tech improved the quality of life, but that time has now ended. In the last decade, we’ve seen new tech harming the people who use it the most—hence most so-called innovations are now anti-progress by any honest definition.