{Increase your options*Technology as a force for

good around the worldAnjali Ramachandran@anjali28

*Hat-tip to Kevin Kelly

DIGIBURY WEEKENDER, OCTOBER 2015

CARPETBOMBING MEDIA

A problem worth solving over

commercial non-problems

“We felt that it was important to investigate the common worry that seeing friends post positive content leads to people feeling negative or left out. At the same time, we were concerned that exposure to friends’ negativity might lead people to avoid visiting Facebook.”

Adam KramerResearcher

“As a practical matter I’ve learned to seek the minimum amount of technology for myself that will create the maximum amount of choices for myself and others.

In my own experience this principle has never failed: In any game, increase your options.”

“As a founder based in semi-rural Yorkshire, I don’t have much of a local network, so Ada’s List is my main route to tips, news, opportunities and discussion.”

“Investing has become the genteel occupation of our gentry, like having a country estate used to be in England. It's a class marker and a socially acceptable way for rich techies to pass their time. Gentlemen investors decide what ideas are worth pursuing, and the people pitching to them tailor their proposals accordingly.

The companies that come out of this are no longer pursuing profit, or even revenue. Instead, the measure of their success is valuation—how much money they've convinced people to tell them they're worth.”

Maciej CeglowskiFounder, Pinboard

Anjali’s Increase Your Options Manifesto:

If it is so easy to make unmindful things, we need to commit - strongly - to using technology as a force for good. Because it can and is being done.

Ask for this from the people around us, the people we work for and with. And ultimately, help create a society that works better for us, and for our future generations.

{Thank You

Increase Your Options

Anjali Ramachandran@anjali28

DIGIBURY WEEKENDER, OCTOBER 2015