Our community organization is trying to choose collaboration tools that reflect Ubuntu values, but some members want the slickest platforms while others insist on open-source everything, and underneath it all I think we're having different conversations about what technology should do for community without realizing it.
More people experience this than they realize.
Conflicting assumptions about how technology should serve community connection prevent groups from making coherent choices that reflect shared values.
“Where Are You with African philosophy of technology — Ubuntu and the examined tool?”
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