Tech We Want Lee Felsenstein
Author: Charles Blass Issue: 2024-11-06
Tech We Want ; Lee Felsenstein
by Charles Blass
a few things for the plex
Tech We Want
great gathering, two days
The Tech We Want Summit, Open Knowledge Foundation
day one: https://www.youtube.com/live/o50Jd1w6xKw
day two: https://www.youtube.com/live/V7Sxo0IXe8g
also an artifact that emerged at the end, manifesto in progress:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10cWRtIJgSqxKE9qKp4sPRBlJpFvTtHzGLTBuN0SRz6c/edit
Lee Felsenstein
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Interviewed by John Markoff on 2024-10-03 in Mountain View, CA © Computer History Museum Lee Felsenstein joins award winning tech Journalist, John Markoff, at the Computer History Museum, to discuss his new book, Me and My Big Ideas – Counterculture, Social Media, and the Future. Felsenstein reflects on his transformative experiences as a participant in the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in 1964. At just 19, Felsenstein began a career that included pioneering public-access social media and designing early personal computers, earning recognition as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum in 2016. The book intertwines autobiography with the exploration of key ideas he championed throughout his 50-year career. Felsenstein delves into the concept of the “agora”—the communal spaces vital for public discourse—and critiques today’s social media landscape, likening users to “livestock at information feedlots.” He concludes with insights for future designers, advocating for thoughtful innovation to foster community and meaningful exchanges in the digital age.
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