# Open and co-operative technology development

**URL:** <https://discuss.diglife.com/t/open-and-co-operative-technology-development/281>\
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**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/open-and-co-operative-technology-development/281 "2018-08-01T23:07:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![diglife.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/open-and-co-operative-technology-development/281/1 "2018-08-01T23:07:56Z")

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Our technology is not ours. Casual use of the pronoun betrays the fact that _their_ technology serves _their_ values and _their_ purposes first and foremost. We are merely farmed for our data. We are the apps that provide the centralizing behemoths their interface to the world.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://diglife.com/technology-development/](https://diglife.com/technology-development/)