Maxim Leyzerovich
we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars
Mar 6, 2023 at 2:34pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadMaxim LeyzerovichMar 10, 2023
please read @shannonmattern’s book:
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208053/a-city-is-not-a-computer
A City Is Not a Computer

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers

Show threadDavid LiuMar 6, 2023
@round ☝️
Show threaddorianMar 6, 2023
@round @shannonmattern's book is about this https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208053/a-city-is-not-a-computer
A City Is Not a Computer

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers

Show threadShannon MatternMar 6, 2023
@doriantaylor @round Thanks! And yes, this is largely what my book is about :)
Show threaddorianMar 6, 2023
@shannonmattern @round one thing i think about a lot is how the people writing the code are axiologically, epistemologically, and ontologically challenged, like, facile and largely unexamined beliefs based on shaky premises in service of vacuous goals
Show threadSawyerMar 6, 2023
@round I already do. Web3.0 was the tip of the iceberg for me
Show threadStefan Rother-StübsMar 6, 2023
@round
I just read an article about how language changed in some areas because people are trying to avoid words that are disallowed on social platforms.
Show threadFUNKbrsMar 7, 2023
@rother_stuebs @round Which words? Because I can think of a few words that should rightfully be dropped from the lexicon regardless of social media.
Show threadPhilip DutréMar 7, 2023
@round Don’t think so. Cars are tools designed to do one thing only. Computers are programmable tools, they can be used to do an infinite amount of things. That’s a huge conceptual difference. But if you mean ‘social networks’, then yes, probably.
Show threadBobbi TowersApr 26, 2023
@round true, but because of the cars, we likely won't make it long enough to find out