Ten Commands, and then some
As promised at the end of Program or Be Programmed, I am providing a space for people to suggest Commands of their own after reading reading the book.
The Commands are not commandments, meant as orders from God to a population, but rather ways of taking command of any of the biases of digital media. The way to take command of digital media’s asynchronous bias, for example, is not to be “always on.”
Here are the ten from the book. I’ll add some of the other contenders shortly, as well as brief explanations of these biases and commands.
I. TIME
Do Not Be Always On
II. PLACE
Live in Person
III. CHOICE
You May Always Choose None of the Above
IV. COMPLEXITY
You Are Never Completely Right
V. SCALE
One Size Does Not Fit All
VI. IDENTITY
Be Yourself
VII. SOCIAL
Do Not Sell Your Friends
VIII. FACT
Tell the Truth
IX. OPENNESS
Share, Don’t Steal
X. PURPOSE
Program or Be Programmed
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