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Re:The Coming Anti-Tech Counterculture by scarmig on Thursday February 14, 2013 @12:49PM (#5220692)
I see this and look forward to it, but I'd argue it's not anti-tech. Indeed, for it to come to pass you have to be very pro-tech. "Facebook" and "Google" aren't the archetypes of tech, it's important to remind ourselves, though marketing would have you believe they are. Tech is (or should be) about applying human ingenuity to solve real human problems in a way that expands our appreciation of existence and respects our individual autonomy.

Clever use of AJAX isn't interesting. A decentralized and open network of self-bootstrapped 3d-printers suited for everything from making electronics to replacement kidneys? That's a different story.

Re:The Coming Anti-Tech Counterculture by delwin on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:44PM (#5222098)
Read a little further into the article and you will see I very much agree with you.