provisionalideaDec 29, 2022

so much progressive tech criticism has become deeply reactionary of late

i.e. constantly reacting to new innovations and changes and becoming increasingly conservative in their desire to "stand athwart history, yelling Stop!," to use the old Buckleyism

and it is dismaying, not only because of science and technology's historic role on the left

but also because it cedes the entire *concept* of technological automation to the right-libertarians who have fought for so long to strip technology of its egalitarian, liberating power

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@provisionalidea I will admit to suffering a failure of imagination on the topic. Perhaps my inability to see progressive orgs resilient/resourced enough to use those tools at an impactful scale. I would love to be wrong.

Ex: @ProPublica does exceptional work. But how much lasting change has their journalism sparked?

Dec 29, 2022 at 6:09pmWeb
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@KBTechEnt @ProPublica

I think part of the issue is that many on the left have an almost...emotional attachment to certain classical forms of advocacy and protest that are poorly-suited to this particular historical moment. And that is where the new innovations can be used most cleverly, if only there were will to do so.