we live in a world mediated by technology. i am surrounded by computers — tiny & giant.
brett victor argues that a good tool amplifies human capabilities (a brief rant on the future of interaction design, by bret victor). however, tools today are rarely doing so; because they’ve been made with the intention of profiting someone else.
the thesis is an attempt to break away from mass-produced, centrally controlled big-tech, and to make hyperspecific, localised, self-owned & hosted alternatives.
what did big-tech promise me; what did it fail at; and what can i do better as an educated maker?
what is the difference between you with claude code & me as an educated maker of things?