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   Em :official_verified: (em0nm4stodon@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 09:18:07 JST Em :official_verified:

   I want tech that helps humans.
   Not tech that exploits humans.

   #Tech

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     Orion Ussner kidder (orionkidder@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 09:18:07 JST Orion Ussner kidder

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     @Em0nM4stodon I hate that I watch Star Trek now and cringe at communicators that always know where you are and constantly scan your vitals. We could have had tech that was *for* us instead of *for* the company that's renting it to us. That was the dream.

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     Bryan L. Fordham (bfordham@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 12:19:26 JST Bryan L. Fordham

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     @Em0nM4stodon I try to teach my kids this idea. It goes beyond tech, too, though the "hacker mentality" goes a long way toward it.

     My teenage daughter carries a pocket knife a lot of the time, which I've encouraged her to do. For one, hey we're Southerners, we carry pocket knives 😂 But also I read years ago about how having a knife makes you aware of ways you can adapt the environment around you to solve problems. Got a thread sticking out of your shirt? Cut it off, problem solved.

     I'm from a family of carpenters, and it's the same idea. House isn't how you want it? Change it. Gate isn't latching right? You can fix it.

     I'm a programmer, and I don't care if they are programmers, but again the idea of using things you can change or adapt is important to me, and I try to pass that along.

     Unfortunately most tech is exploitative, at least popular tech. But there's also some cool stuff other there (hello, Fediverse!!).

     We can still build cool shit, I guess is my point.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 14:59:55 JST Aral Balkan

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     @Em0nM4stodon Me too :)

     https://small-tech.org/about#small-technology