The Hippocratic Oath for Software Designers

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Tristan Harris is a former Googler and he's done some other stuff in tech. He says software designers should take an oath to stop the exploitation of people's psychological vulnerabilities. "I think what's happened is that our mental model of software engineers is still stuck somewhere back in the past where it's like, oh, it's a nerdy thing"

Jeremy Keith reveals how the web is neither good or bad, nor neutral, but an amplifier. He inspires us to not let the future be just something that happens to us, but rather something we make with the small things we do today. He encourages us to build software ethically with our users’ psychological vulnerabilities in mind. He motivates us to not build on rented land, but to publish using the superpower of our own URLs. He also shows us how looking to the past is just as important as looking to the future.

Iron Man Photo Story (4:43)
On Net Neutrality (13:31)
What's "Adactio"? (20:44)
Is the Internet Good or Evil? (24:41)
Hippocratic Oath for Software Designers (35:51)
Resilient Web Design (49:06)
Why do you Love the Web so Much? (54:26)
The Power and Generosity of the Community (63:05)
What Comes Next? (71:34)
Listener Question? (73:44)
Last Words to the Builders of the Web (74:18)
Contact Info (80:15)

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