tante6d ago

These 9 rules for evaluating technology sound very luddite to me. (which is good!)

(Original title: Nine Rules for Evaluating New Technology)

https://kottke.org/25/05/nine-rules-for-evaluating-new-technology

Nine Rules for Evaluating New Technology

In 1987, Wendell Berry wrote an essay called Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer. In it, he outlined his standards for adopting n

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Show threadElena Rossini ⁂

@tante related: the late Neil Postman's 6 questions about new technology are BRILLIANT and totally withstood the test of time: https://gavincastleton.tumblr.com/post/19024953313/neil-postman-6-questions-we-should-ask-before His book #Technopoly is a must read

#NeilPostman

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Neil Postman: 6 Questions We Should Ask Before Adopting a New Technology • What is the problem that this new technology addresses? • Who’s problem is it? • What problems do we create by solving this...

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Show threadMarco Torchiano5d ago

@_elena @tante

Great talk by Neil Postman explaining his six questions here:

https://youtu.be/dBlfPhsrvtw?si=RcaLON8mKESvh_hI

Neil Postman, 1998: 6 Questions about Technology

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Show threadLaurent Gatto4d ago

@mtorchiano @_elena @tante

So very relevant nearly 40 years later. Thank you for sharing!