{"id":976,"date":"2024-06-10T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goedmaken.org\/?p=976"},"modified":"2024-06-17T08:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:58:58","slug":"being-human-on-a-tech-high-tide-a-plea-for-punk-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goedmaken.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/being-human-on-a-tech-high-tide-a-plea-for-punk-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Being human on a tech high tide, a plea for punk citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Short walkthrough of my keynote at the Public Spaces Conference 2024<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can watch<\/a> my presentation on the PublicSpaces website: https:\/\/conference.publicspaces.net\/session\/astrid-poot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read a short summery below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self portrait<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When I was in art school one of my professors told me that everything you make is a self portrait. I’ve come to the belief that everything we do<\/em> is also part of our self portraits. I want to review the state of tech and our attitude towards tech from the self portrait perspective. How do we look?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future is coming…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The tech sector has us locked in in their future is coming<\/em> narrative. It is happening, it is washing over us, we’d better jump on board before it is too late. AI experts warn us: We are approaching the inevitable near future where all our content is being generated by software.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When there is something new, we pay attention. And the tech sector has a new tech delicacy<\/em> for us every single day. (Look what we can do!)<\/em> Law and order is responding fast, but their fast not the the tech bro’s (m\/v\/x) fast. And the people swallow what we are being fed. (There is an app for that!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the love of the world<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Arendt’s thinking centers around the concept of love for the world<\/strong>. In our actions we should show love for past generations and for those of the future. Love for the people and worlds we know and the ones we don’t. We should celebrate differences, and never loose the ability to start anew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In our modern society we are used to solving problems. We believe society (and the world) is man made. We are the designers, the fixers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arendt is critical towards problem solvers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Changing the world takes bravery, personal connection and passion. Cold calculation alone will get us nowhere. We need to act<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example: the case of the self driving cars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Do we accept the situation and solve it in a well balanced and smart manner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or do we take it further and remove the problem from our cities? Do we challenge the narrative of the need for self driving cars? To stand up against the cars<\/a> is to act. (The Self-Driving Cars Wearing a Cone of Shame<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More on Arendt and punk: the DIY ethics handbook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all love ancient cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Architect Christopher Alexander<\/a> explains our love for old cities because they are examples of traditional spaces where a man feels at home. They are built by the people who are close or centered to that place. They are built with respect for what already existed and on a human scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder if we can take the same approach in building and assessing tech. Make it friendly, on a human scale. Built by people who will (want to) use the service themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember: tech is not evolution!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because: tech is made. It is done. A deliberate act. It is not a natural evolving process that we move with. Therefore its direction can be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the love of the world<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I like to assess tech like this: as users we should always pay attention to the motives of the makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n