#+title: Elements of Technology Criticism

- tags :: [[file:../20210103203659-technology.org][technology]] [[file:../20210103203710-tech_criticism.org][tech criticism]] [[file:../capitalism.org][capitalism]] [[file:../20210103204755-technology_in_capitalism.org][technology in capitalism]]
- source :: [[https://www.mikepepi.com/blog/elements-of-technology-criticism][Elements of Technology Criticism]]

* Notes
- [[file:../20210103204046-data_is_not_neutral.org][Data is not neutral]]
  + Data itself is an inter
- "Technology can never occupy a space outside of capitalism."
  + Personally I am somewhat skeptical of this claim: I think this point isn't
    specific enough with where it draws the line on "technology", because I
    think there are possibly non-capitalist uses of computing
- [[file:../20210103204922-social_problems_do_not_have_technical_solutions.org][Social problems do not have technical solutions]]
- Algorithms are just people
- Your brain is not a computer
* Summary
Modern technology (specifically high tech) is just an extention of the logic of
capitalism, and everything that's bad about high tech is a problem with
capitalism.

Overall, I feel that this is a good little post about the role of technology in
capitalism. I take some issue with point 3 for not being specific enough, but
otherwise I think it's perfectly agreeable.