"Within the refusal of tech, we can find alternative imaginations of the future. Not anti-progress, only refusing a particular, narrow idea of what “progress” should look like."
https://restofworld.org/2026/techno-negative-thomas-dekeyser-fighting-ai/
@olivia @restofworld This is such wonderful phrasing...
The idea that anti-tech is synonymous with anti-progress completely sidesteps the question of what "progress" truly could be.
Thanks for sharing this!
@pythonbynight @restofworld you're welcome
You might enjoy this too https://scholar.social/@olivia/115157851524510620
Attached: 2 images We end on "Machine Yearning for a Better Present" because why can't we dream? Why accept that universities are not places of learning? Nothing, except industry and their paid shills amongst us, force us to accept this & this force is not one of reason, but one of regressive values & profit. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099 10/n
@olivia @restofworld omg! First of all... Thanks to you (and the other authors) for writing this!
So, funny story... I was presenting a talk titled "A(i) Modest Proposal" at DjangoCon US last September...
While I was finalizing my slides in the green room that morning, I happened upon this paper and skimmed it quickly... I thought it was important enough that I quickly added a reference to it as I was finalizing my talk!
I've linked to the timestamp, which I reference RIGHT BEFORE I finish the talk with my punch line...
But I figure you might enjoy it as well, so feel free to start from the top 😁
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