COMPUTERS SHOULD NEVER BE:
1.
OUR FRIENDS
OUR FRIENDS
They should be our assistants, saving us time so we can spend it on making more friends.
2.
MULTIPLIED FOR THE SAKE OF IT
MULTIPLIED FOR THE SAKE OF IT
They should be versatile, adapting to our lives instead of adapting our lives to their limitations.
3.
HARMFUL TO THE NATURE IT CAME FROM
HARMFUL TO THE NATURE IT CAME FROM
They should be made kindly and retire gracefully, re-integrating into earth as if they’ve never existed.
4.
THE SERVANT OF SOMEONE ELSE OTHER THAN THE OWNER
THE SERVANT OF SOMEONE ELSE OTHER THAN THE OWNER
They should store all personal data on-device, which is only guaranteed when both the hardware and the software are open-source.
5.
MADE 1000S OF MILES AWAY BY CHEAPER LABOUR
MADE 1000S OF MILES AWAY BY CHEAPER LABOUR
They should be made regionally by machines, and if not, they should be made by people in the region, for people in the region.


