Manifesto

Technology is an imperfect institute.
It is one shaped by humans, and one that can be and must be reclaimed by humans.

As technology is understood to be the machinery made by man, we engage with not only the colloquial notions of technology as modern creations like computers and the internet, but also books & the printing press, transportation, the design of cities. We regard ourselves as intersectional technologists that engage with the technologies of the past and present, concerned with how these technologies influence our history, behavior, and living.

As a tool, we recognize that technology is an inherently human thing. It is the human that makes tools to create other tools, perhaps one of the most definitive things about the human. We do not detach ourselves from technology; we recognize that it is shaped, used, and concerns human actors — from its production, reception, and maintenance. As it is a human creation, it is as malleable as anything else in this world. As technologists, we bear a role in understanding how our tools shape us, and counteract the excess and abuse that has come from that shaping.

As humans, we recognize our individual agency and potential as humanists — and the role that technological tools and systems play into this. Mostly, we emphasize the human. In our interactions, the human behind the computer screen. As we browse, we consider the physical infrastructure and human hands that maintain the web. While technology mediates and adds friction to our interactions, we understand that behind every screen and node is the presence of a human.