Algorithms of Oppression
This critical approach to systems is the only way we avoid the worst of the likes of Blade Runner and The Matrix. Decisive policy did the job of oppressing minorities on top of existing social ideology. Moving forward this seems to be the work of mega-monopolies wielding algorithms even they themselves don’t understand. There’s a lot to be said about how this critical approach hasn’t gotten widespread attention until it affected an election, and not so much necessarily when these systems so readily and heavily affected black and brown women.
Race After Technology
This idea of technology inheriting the ideas of it’s creators sounds a lot like racist parents having racist kids. It’s super odd how this is a bizarre concept to these developers. They’re used to syntax errors, bugs in the engine, having hardware malfunctions, data loss, etc. But for a time it was inconceivable that their system might not be outputting correctly and that it goes as far as harming specific people that didn’t fit into their original scope of the user/participant pool. This doesn’t speak to the code’s flaws, it speaks to the creator’s mistakes or complete ignorance.
Laboring Infrastructures
Capitalist ideas of infinite growth is starting to sound more like a body builder selling you on the idea of anabolic steroids.
Bro, the gains. THE FUCKING GAINS BRO!
Genuinely, this subsection of humanity existing as a hidden and unpaid working class is getting really, really old. As old as time at this point and I refuse to believe that with all these resources and technologies that its impossible to create a future without what’s essentially slavery or slavery-like conditions. Not saying Capitalism inherently begets slavery, someone smarter than me will say it.