Opinion | There Is No Tech Backlash (Published 2019)

Progress, Postmodernism and the Tech Backlash

Here are two aspects of the anti-tech backlash that I believe are both true, and are actually reciprocally related to each other: Critics in media, politics, and even in tech itself, who spend all …

‘Absolute s–t’: EU’s Microsoft Teams alternative draws bad reviews from officials

The U.S. would “instantly” win a hypothetical tech war, an official moaned.

Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design

We fail to take tech seriously when we do not grasp its full impact on humans

Tech Is Brutal Right Now. Stay or Go? Let's Think Clearly. | daily.dev

An opinion piece for beginners and junior developers struggling in a brutal hiring market, arguing that the question 'should I quit tech?' is really two...

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What if technology didn’t feel so… hollow?Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)https://t.co/sfKBVZ2zXr— Alex Komoroske (@komorama) December 5, 2025

Knowledge tech that's subtly wrong is more dangerous than tech that's obviously wrong. (Or, where I disagree with Robin Sloan.)

Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland

The Internet Ideology: Why We Are Allowed to Hate Silicon Valley

It knows how to talk about tools but is barely capable of talking about social, political, and economic systems that these tools enable and disable, amplify and pacify. Why the “digital debate” leads us astray.

It’s Time to Dismantle the Technopoly

As technology accelerates, we need to stop accepting the bad consequences along with the good ones.

Opinion | Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology (Published 2019)

We must realign our digital platforms with the values that make us human.

Why I (Still) Love Tech: In Defense of a Difficult Industry

Technology is just another human creation—like religion or government or sports or money. It's not perfect, and it never will be. But it's still a miracle.

Opinion | How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?

The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.

Opinion: We Built A Broken Internet. Now We Need To Burn It To The Ground.

In an edited extract from his upcoming book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PS16XY9/" target="_blank">Ruined by Design</a>, Silicon Valley veteran Mike Monteiro explains how designers destroyed the world.

Rebooting the Tech Worker Movement - Dissent Magazine

Workplace organizing in the tech sector has undergone a steep decline. What went wrong?

The Social Dilemma Fails to Tackle the Real Issues in Tech

The Netflix documentary replicates Silicon Valley’s biggest shortcomings.

Your tech stack is not the product

Early stage technology decisions must be, uncomfortably, a means to an end.