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Technology of the Oppressed w/ David Nemer

Tech Won't Save Us

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What's the Difference Between Typewriters and Computers?

In the book, you talk about how people who are unfamiliar with technologies can become more familiar with them. You also talked about how repair was an important way for some of these people to get more familiar with technology. Can you talk a little bit about those relationships? I guess yes. The first time that i saw this was with he keyboard. As you mention, they hated a quarte key board because he never made sense for them. So one day in a focus group, we decided to break the keyboard. And it was interesting to see them like breaking the keyboard, breaking the pieces apart and building there the keyboard that they would appreciate the most. It's all about in aging critically with

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