Jan
24
“New technologies make the world move forward. If it is shared broadly enough, it is impossible to “un-invent” a technology and thus the world has been irrevocably changed, even if just by a little bit. However, what saddens me is when I encounter technologists with the brilliance to create new and wonderful things, but lack a sense of what is beautiful to people. Technology is most often known for being ugly and unpleasant to use, because technologists most often build technology for other technologists. But to touch millions of people, you have to tell a story - a story that they can believe in, a story that can inspire them. Technology is a tool by which new stories can be crafted. They are not the end product unto themselves. All too often, I find engineers and researchers who are eager to build the technology without understanding the story that goes around about why people should care, why what they built can be inspiring rather than just enabling.”
Procrastineering - Project blog for Johnny Chung Lee
