

How Interfaces Shape Our Relationship to Tech w/ Zachary Kaiser
31 snips Feb 15, 2024
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Interfaces Shape Self-Perception
- Interfaces shape how we understand ourselves and our relationship to technology.
- They mediate the data collected about us and present an interpreted snapshot of reality.
Tech Promotes Optimization Ideology
- Technologies influence how we identify and optimize ourselves with data.
- Even accurate devices can push us to see ourselves as quantifiable machines.
Computable Subjectivity as Ideology
- The belief humans are computable is ideological but offers material benefits.
- Those inside tech design must internalize this belief to produce usable products.