These all feel like cost centers of society: health-care, banking, retail. We need them, they are essential, they sustain us, they have worth, but they are not

These all feel like cost centers of society: health-care, banking, retail. We need them, they are essential, they sustain us, they have worth, but they are not producers of value. As industries, they are distinctly apart from that which creates. Albeit they themselves can be improved via creation. Then again, I'm not super proud of what tech has been up to in general. Ursala Franklin talking about work vs control technologies, about holistic vs prescriptive[1]: tech too often lately has been about efficient extraction, about capturing value, rather than creating. Tim O'Reilly saying "Create More Value Than You Capture," since at least 2009[3], has had a huge huge impact on me & how I assess the world around me, the actions of myself & others. I wish I saw this value-system reflected a little more. Hopefully some of these actors here can co-enhance with their actions, can find some tech value worth giving away, to improve the fitness of the world. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Franklin#Holistic_and_prescriptive_technologies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Franklin#Holistic_and_p... [2] https://www.slideshare.net/oreillylearning/create-more-value-than-you-capture-1597291 https://www.slideshare.net/oreillylearning/create-more-value...