We need a new ergonomics and something like EPA/FDA for tech and digital spaces

Yes, this is a good idea @Dan_Rubin,

I would like to point to an existing idea, to see how it fits what you have in mind. Your idea focuses on the health and wellbeing sector specifically and on ‘digital ergonomomics’ i.e. the solution-side of the equation. That is also the goal of this community: to be optimistic and solution-oriented.

The other existing idea broadens your concept for the entire field of Humane Technology and talks in terms of ‘Harms of Technology’ and their Solutions. I got it when giving feedback (here and here) on the ‘Ledger or Harms’ (created by CHT), which only highlights negative aspects of technology in a pamphlet format.

It involves starting a project, called HOTFIX, or Harms of Technology Fixes that contains a crowdsourced, structured library of ‘harm mitigation patterns’ (similar to Design Patterns). More info is in this Github issue:

The audience of this library is primarily professionals in the respective fields that are related to the harms (though the broader public may find it useful too).

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