This folds in a lot of the ideas from earlier threads On Here (as most of my longer-form writing usually does) about tools existing within systems rather than as neutral "technology."
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@spavel.bsky.socialPerennial reminder that our tools construct us as subjects.
Designing a tool REQUIRES making decisions that privilege some applications over others. Every usable technology has a path of least resistance (tasks/outcomes for which it's most suited) and will naturally draw you to those outcomes.
