159 - Tipping the Scale by Kevin Munger
Stafford Beer, a cyberneticist who worked with Chile's socialist government, sought to find a balance between scale and individual autonomy in large social systems. His work sets an example for how we might accept responsibility for the internet and make it reflect the fullness of our humanity rather than reduce us to Like/Subscribe/Share cogs. Read more essays on living with technology at https://reallifemag.com and follow us on Twitter @_reallifemag.