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Tech doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes them faster

brettscott.substack.com/p/tech-doesnt-make-our-lives-easier

Breaking through the illusion of convenience that's used to sell us automation

• culture, tag
• progress, tag
• economics, tag
• technology, tag
• speed, tag
• ·5 months ago

What Big Data Will Never Explain

newrepublic.com/amp/article/112734/what-big-data-will-never-explain

• progress, tag
• big_data, tag
• society, tag
• culture, tag
• ·4 years ago

Taking PHP Seriously

slack.engineering/taking-php-seriously-cf7a60065329

Slack uses PHP for most of its server-side application logic, which is an unusual choice these days. Why did we choose to build a new project in this language? Should you? Most programmers who have…

• php, tag
• programming, tag
• progress, tag
• language, tag
• ·7 years ago

Magical Thinking & Thought Terminating Clichés

thinkpiece.club/posts/magical-thinking-and-thought-terminating-cliches.html

‘the narrative of tech change = human betterment is an excuse to avoid moral reflection’

• silicon_valley, tag
• tech_culture, tag
• progress, tag
• technology, tag
• reflection, tag
• morality, tag
• ·8 years ago