The Blog
Future Doubt is dedicated to techno-skepticism, featuring essays about chatbots, social media, device distraction, infoglut, the coming AI Crapocalypse, and much more. The blog pushes back on the hype and triumphalism surrounding new technology but with a sense of humor and open-mindedness. Future Doubt is also concerned about the health of planet Earth. British historian and philosopher Herbert Read once wrote, “only a people serving an apprenticeship to nature can be trusted with machines.” These are words to live by. Check it out ....
The Blogger
My name is Daniel Vollaro. I am a writer and a college professor who lives and works in the Atlanta Metro area. I am fascinated by new technology, but lately, I see a new high-tech dystopia taking shape all around me. Some of us want a slower world not a faster one. Technology that doesn't cross the "creepy line," or even come near it. Technology that enhances our humanity rather than alienating us. I want to reclaim my mind from the advertisers, dopamine hackers, and billionaire blowhards who are re-engineering our society. I want a tech revolution that isn't trying to strip-mine me like a mountaintop in Kentucky. I write this blog to connect with like-minded people and to help me create a more thoughtful, reflective, and humane relationship with technology. Start reading now....