# Latest **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [How to Participate (in the Humane Tech Community and wider movement)](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-to-participate-in-the-humane-tech-community-and-wider-movement/5311)
**Author:** [@JustinEmery](https://community.humanetech.com/u/JustinEmery)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-to-participate-in-the-humane-tech-community-and-wider-movement/5311 "2022-01-25T04:36:04Z")
For those who’ve found themselves on this forum and want to get more involved with the Humane Tech Community or the wider movement of humane technology, ethical tech, digital wellbeing / wellness / minimalism, mindful te… --- ## [This place is empty. Where did everyone go?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/this-place-is-empty-where-did-everyone-go/5653)
**Author:** [@wolverdude](https://community.humanetech.com/u/wolverdude)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/this-place-is-empty-where-did-everyone-go/5653 "2026-07-05T07:08:41Z")
I joined this community when it started years ago and drifted away in the early 20s. It looks like it’s basically dead now (last multi-user engagement on a post was almost 3 years ago). It looks like it was going strong … --- ## [Stand Out of Our Light - pulled forward for AI product dev?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/stand-out-of-our-light-pulled-forward-for-ai-product-dev/5650)
**Author:** [@Milo](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Milo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/stand-out-of-our-light-pulled-forward-for-ai-product-dev/5650 "2025-12-07T00:54:55Z")
Hello - I’m building getstrata.ai to create context infrastructure for agents. The daylight/starlight/flashlight concepts in Stand Out of Our Light by James Williams have been formative…at this point my copy is dog-eared… --- ## [Digital wellbeing market in 2025](https://community.humanetech.com/t/digital-wellbeing-market-in-2025/5649)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/digital-wellbeing-market-in-2025/5649 "2025-11-20T14:24:22Z")
Hi everyone - not sure if it’s the right channel to post it, apologies if it’s not. We at Consciously Digital Institute conduct annual research of the digital wellbeing market - asking people who work in this field about… --- ## [War - polarisation - outrage - paid shills - influencers - propaganda - hasbara - chutzpah](https://community.humanetech.com/t/war-polarisation-outrage-paid-shills-influencers-propaganda-hasbara-chutzpah/5645)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/war-polarisation-outrage-paid-shills-influencers-propaganda-hasbara-chutzpah/5645 "2025-10-20T10:55:16Z")
Background / context: Gaza Hamas Israel propaganda · Issue #1 · PlanetaryCouncil/planetarycouncil.org · GitHub Obnoxious propaganda that is designed to outrage. It is likely that someone is paid to shape public opinion… --- ## [Anyone have any good videos for teen girls on the harms of social media?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/anyone-have-any-good-videos-for-teen-girls-on-the-harms-of-social-media/5468)
**Author:** [@penmanship](https://community.humanetech.com/u/penmanship)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/anyone-have-any-good-videos-for-teen-girls-on-the-harms-of-social-media/5468 "2024-10-23T02:32:57Z")
Hello, I had a discussion with my daughter (8) today about social media. She has been very interested in having an online presence even though she knows I will not allow her to have a smartphone. I started to explain to… --- ## [Current State of Alternatives to Facebook - Okuna/Openbook vs. MeWe](https://community.humanetech.com/t/current-state-of-alternatives-to-facebook-okuna-openbook-vs-mewe/4329)
**Author:** [@RollingCompass](https://community.humanetech.com/u/RollingCompass)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/current-state-of-alternatives-to-facebook-okuna-openbook-vs-mewe/4329 "2024-10-23T01:15:00Z")
Hello community! I hope I’m not being redundant by creating this thread, if so, I kindly ask the moderators to archive the thread right away. I’ve been reading about alternatives to Facebook (again) lately, and have na… --- ## [Telemetry](https://community.humanetech.com/t/telemetry/5636)
**Author:** [@tord](https://community.humanetech.com/u/tord)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/telemetry/5636 "2024-10-08T11:38:23Z")
Hi all, i’m working on a web app project, and i’m pretty new to web development. A more experienced web developer recommended that i add telemetry to the web app, but i don’t like the idea of this because of the privacy … --- ## [Digital Wellbeing Market Survey](https://community.humanetech.com/t/digital-wellbeing-market-survey/5634)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/digital-wellbeing-market-survey/5634 "2024-09-02T13:21:21Z")
Do you work in digital wellbeing and want to know, where market opportunities are and how much money you could be making? We are running a study on the digital wellbeing market - and you get a copy of it for free, as lo… --- ## [Aligning incentives of media - personal reality filter?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aligning-incentives-of-media-personal-reality-filter/5126)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aligning-incentives-of-media-personal-reality-filter/5126 "2024-06-06T11:45:34Z")
LinkedIn vs Gmail Email from LinkedIn: “you have a message” LinkedIn has incentive to keep me on their platform and force me to click Twitter vs Instagram Posting link to Instagram does not include image preview. Inst… --- ## [Human Flourishing Design Guide: the science of well-being in the service of technology design](https://community.humanetech.com/t/human-flourishing-design-guide-the-science-of-well-being-in-the-service-of-technology-design/4951)
**Author:** [@ibaldo](https://community.humanetech.com/u/ibaldo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/human-flourishing-design-guide-the-science-of-well-being-in-the-service-of-technology-design/4951 "2024-01-17T04:59:56Z")
:warning: UPDATE: The HFDG website has been launched: https://flourishing.cc/ Hello everyone! I’m a designer who recently finished an MBA in psychology, and my graduation work was the creation of a science-based desig… --- ## [👋 Introduce yourself or check-in for 2022!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/introduce-yourself-or-check-in-for-2022/5303)
**Author:** [@JustinEmery](https://community.humanetech.com/u/JustinEmery)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/introduce-yourself-or-check-in-for-2022/5303 "2023-08-26T08:40:40Z")
If you’ve recently discovered this community or never posted, introduce yourself! If you joined some time ago, you may check-in again to re-introduce yourself and tell us what you are up to! Either way, let us know what… --- ## [Is it worth it to avoid google etc.?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-avoid-google-etc/4504)
**Author:** [@cidig](https://community.humanetech.com/u/cidig)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-avoid-google-etc/4504 "2023-05-08T09:28:42Z")
I am a bit confounded with all the wrongs the big tech corporations do and I am interested in input from others. Do you think it is worth the effort to maximize avoiding Google for example? There are so many aspects: pr… --- ## [Understanding the suffering and needs of people](https://community.humanetech.com/t/understanding-the-suffering-and-needs-of-people/5620)
**Author:** [@tord](https://community.humanetech.com/u/tord)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/understanding-the-suffering-and-needs-of-people/5620 "2023-03-20T08:23:48Z")
I wrote down my understanding of the situation many people now live in — noting our suffering and needs — with the aim of getting clarity in how i can help them by creating free software for well-being I’m posting thi… --- ## [Psychology in Tech Career Question](https://community.humanetech.com/t/psychology-in-tech-career-question/5621)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Rondo](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Hal_Rondo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/psychology-in-tech-career-question/5621 "2023-03-14T22:17:00Z")
Hello, I’m working on my BA for psychology. I was originally interested in individual therapy but I am having second thoughts since 1 on 1 therapy isn’t going to turn the tide against the mass produced addiction and ment… --- ## [Certification in digital wellbeing coaching](https://community.humanetech.com/t/certification-in-digital-wellbeing-coaching/5617)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/certification-in-digital-wellbeing-coaching/5617 "2023-02-20T12:11:32Z")
Hi everyone, for those who don’t know me yet - my name is Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina and I run the global network of digital wellbeing coaches Consciously Digital. We work with individuals, families and organizations helpin… --- ## [Best practice on Avoiding Trolls (and don't become one yourself)](https://community.humanetech.com/t/best-practice-on-avoiding-trolls-and-dont-become-one-yourself/4620)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/best-practice-on-avoiding-trolls-and-dont-become-one-yourself/4620 "2023-01-31T07:36:15Z")
There is a lot of trolling going on these days in online conversations. Oftentimes it can be hard to identify a troll, and even harder to deal with them correctly. It is also possible that - maybe unwittingly - you becom… --- ## [Finalizing research on digital wellbeing at work](https://community.humanetech.com/t/finalizing-research-on-digital-wellbeing-at-work/5614)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/finalizing-research-on-digital-wellbeing-at-work/5614 "2022-12-22T08:27:52Z")
Dear all, We are closing a year-long research about the use of digital devices and its impact on employees’ well-being under hybrid work conditions. It is a project financed by the European Union, and involves several c… --- ## [YOUTUBE video of Tristan's April 23 announcement is here.](https://community.humanetech.com/t/youtube-video-of-tristans-april-23-announcement-is-here/3888)
**Author:** [@chris\_davies\_sanjose](https://community.humanetech.com/u/chris_davies_sanjose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/youtube-video-of-tristans-april-23-announcement-is-here/3888 "2019-04-24T03:15:03Z")
Here’s the youtube video (it’s faster to load and much faster to move around): Also, pre-intro cut to fit into youtube upload, etc. Does the quality look good? --- ## [Technologies, protocols and standards for a better future Web](https://community.humanetech.com/t/technologies-protocols-and-standards-for-a-better-future-web/2408)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/technologies-protocols-and-standards-for-a-better-future-web/2408 "2022-10-04T07:45:53Z")
This topic is for discussing new technologies, protocols and standards/specifications that exist, or are under development, that can solve current problems with privacy, surveillance capitalism and monopolisation, and le… --- ## [Virtual Life Expansion: A mindbending exercise](https://community.humanetech.com/t/virtual-life-expansion-a-mindbending-exercise/5278)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/virtual-life-expansion-a-mindbending-exercise/5278 "2021-10-26T16:50:51Z")
For good or for bad, the Internet and the Web has disrupted us, and radically changed society. With technology in the driver seat, our human needs aren’t properly addressed, and this is harming us. Most people do no… --- ## [Deleting WhatsApp](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deleting-whatsapp/4867)
**Author:** [@louisbarclay](https://community.humanetech.com/u/louisbarclay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deleting-whatsapp/4867 "2022-11-11T11:53:50Z")
Hi everyone! I’ve just launched a blog about screen time called Screentimes. The first two articles are about my recent experience deleting WhatsApp. It was such an interesting, difficult process, which I’d love to sta… --- ## [Amsterdam - talk about Humans and Robots](https://community.humanetech.com/t/amsterdam-talk-about-humans-and-robots/5519)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/amsterdam-talk-about-humans-and-robots/5519 "2022-11-11T11:34:11Z")
Folks in Amsterdam, I will be speaking there next Monday the 17th October about the choice we’ll have to make - to remain human or become cyborgs and then eventually robots. Say hi if you are around, and join for free dr… --- ## [Unweb - adblock for distractions](https://community.humanetech.com/t/unweb-adblock-for-distractions/4842)
**Author:** [@louisbarclay](https://community.humanetech.com/u/louisbarclay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/unweb-adblock-for-distractions/4842 "2020-06-08T23:02:43Z")
Hi everyone! I just launched a new Chrome extension, Unweb. Unweb hides never-ending feeds, related articles, and suggested videos on sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. You can always opt back into distractions… --- ## [Algorithm - blackout challenge - cliff jumping - this is dangerous 🙀](https://community.humanetech.com/t/algorithm-blackout-challenge-cliff-jumping-this-is-dangerous/5534)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:41am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/algorithm-blackout-challenge-cliff-jumping-this-is-dangerous/5534 "2022-10-20T08:41:08Z")
It keeps showing up on my home page… Some time ago popped on my radar: Attorneys for the SMVLC claimed the company knowingly allowed such content to proliferate on the platform because it increased engagement, us… --- ## [The Benefits of Trusting People First](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-benefits-of-trusting-people-first/5226)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-benefits-of-trusting-people-first/5226 "2021-06-11T16:06:36Z")
We have learned to interact with each other on a basis of mistrust. We are hardly aware of this behavior, as it has become the norm. What benefits would adopting the opposite, a trust-first approach bring us? (First … --- ## [Introducing: Prosocial Design — Looking For Interested Members to Join Our Slack](https://community.humanetech.com/t/introducing-prosocial-design-looking-for-interested-members-to-join-our-slack/4555)
**Author:** [@JohnFallot](https://community.humanetech.com/u/JohnFallot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/introducing-prosocial-design-looking-for-interested-members-to-join-our-slack/4555 "2022-09-21T04:49:03Z")
Hi all, Over the Thanksgiving Break, and friend of mine and I decided to launch ‘Prosocial Design’. We’re taking behavioral studies on prosocial behaviors and translating those into user interface elements and user expe… --- ## [partial scholarship for one female working in tech](https://community.humanetech.com/t/partial-scholarship-for-one-female-working-in-tech/5480)
**Author:** [@anded](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anded)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/partial-scholarship-for-one-female-working-in-tech/5480 "2022-09-15T05:53:17Z")
Dear all, My company, Consciously Digital, offers a 50% scholarship for its certification courses in digital wellbeing. Certification program is approved by two major coaching associations, ICF and NBHWC. Digital wellb… --- ## [Apple and Privacy](https://community.humanetech.com/t/apple-and-privacy/2913)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/apple-and-privacy/2913 "2019-10-19T17:24:15Z")
This topic is for the collection of Privacy-related information sources applying to Apple As @patm mentioned here and a subject I earlier touched on here, it seems that Apple has decided to ride the wave of outrage about… --- ## [2 Openings at BridgeCare - Tech Startup on a Mission - Senior Frontend Dev & Senior Backend Dev](https://community.humanetech.com/t/2-openings-at-bridgecare-tech-startup-on-a-mission-senior-frontend-dev-senior-backend-dev/5458)
**Author:** [@Maren](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Maren)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/2-openings-at-bridgecare-tech-startup-on-a-mission-senior-frontend-dev-senior-backend-dev/5458 "2022-08-16T22:13:48Z")
BridgeCare is making excellent childcare and early learning accessible and affordable to families. Senior Backend Developer, Ruby on Rails at BridgeCare 100% remote - (must be in the United States Pay range: $190,… [Next page](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md?page=1)