I think this is prime for hacker news. Between this and the article recently calling into question broader goals for technology (you know solving world problems

I think this is prime for hacker news. Between this and the article recently calling into question broader goals for technology (you know solving world problems rather than just scratching niche itches and hoping you make some ad revenue along the way) I am really inspired again. Though this article only briefly touches on the impact of technology on community it must be said that the advent of online "community" is definitely either making the lack of real community more apparent or having a detrimental effect on it. This is probably thread jacking but I wonder how many other posters also read the works of stafford beer, macluhan, debord, zerzan (select * from social_critique order by nihilism asc) and derive inspiration for their hacking/startup projects? Identifying and grappling with the domination and separation/alienation of daily life is one of the hardest aspects of living let alone being a proponent of technology when it seems to be the driving force in alienation. Staying inspired and absorbed by technology while at the same time abhorring it for what it seems to be doing to our culture is the closest thing that I have to faith. What is killing us could also be our cure. In what ways could technology actually help build bridges within communities? How can we increase autonomy, security and solidarity on both the micro and macro levels?