The Tech That's Championing the Public Good

The first nine months of 2020 have felt like a lifetime and like no time at all. In one quick moment, everything important became mediated through screens: the joy of weddings, the sorrow of funerals, conversations with our closest friends. Meanwhile, mom-and-pop stores shuttered, and big tech companies announced record profits. Technologies are lifelines connecting us to one another; technologies are increasingly pulling us apart. Through the pandemic and the protests for racial justice, 2020 has made it ever more clear how critical it is to consider the public purpose and implications of the technologies we use.