The Golden Age of the Internet
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The talk examines how software professionals can shape the Internet responsibly as it becomes central to civilization, focusing on aligning industry practices with values like humanity, intelligence, and compassion. It surveys ways the tech industry can embed those values into how teams work and the decisions they make about the digital world.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Start
- 3:37influence
- 4:54This is the Golden Age of the Internet!
- 6:00Is this the Golden Age of the Internet?
- 11:58a breakdown of the mutual tolerance and respect that allows room in a complex plural society for individuals to live their own lives in peace
- 12:57the attainment of both material wellbeing and the elevation of the human spirit... both abundance of daily necessities and esteem for human refinement
- 14:16democracy
- 16:00diversity
- 17:31bubbles
- 18:08meritocracy
- 19:40with great privilege comes great responsibility
- 20:14servant leadership
- 22:02step away from the keyboard
- 22:28pair programming
- 25:21digital commons
- 25:44examples?
- 27:43code is secondary
- 27:59communities
- 28:48step up
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