Do The Most Good
A presentation at ColdFront in in Copenhagen, Denmark by Mina Markham
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do good
answers advice opinions
extreme discomfort
*actual footage
social good issue millions of people
June 2015
Election Day
tech is not good.
' Robert Galbraith/Reuters
' Beck Diefenbach/Reuters
f a c e b o o
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/UnburntWitch/status/712815336442044416
impact over intent
“ Personally, I think the idea that fake news on Facebook… influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea. crazy idea MARK ZUCKERBERG, November 2016
“ I didn’t do it to humanize him, I almost did it to minimize him. JIMMY FALLON
understand your part in the problem
“ Calling that crazy was dismissive and I regret it. This is too important an issue to be dismissive. MARK ZUCKERBERG, September 2017
' Kevin Banatte
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twitter Source: https://twitter.com/stewart/status/896426102024847361
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/jaypat32/status/896432506031026176
don’t be an ally
accomplice be an
Duretti Hirpa — @duretti
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/duretti/status/850146883657900032
don’t talk about it be about it
' Win McNamee/Getty Images
' Adam Anderson/Reuters
' Adam Anderson/Reuters
' Associated Press File Photo
' Associated Press File Photo
“ If we were getting beat up, Peter was facing an entire country and suffering alone. JOHN CARLOS
' Associated Press File Photo
' Associated Press File Photo
use your social capital
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/fraggletastic/status/896734366973521920
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/juropel/status/896467577249030144
twitter https://twitter.com/zdfs/status/1059193482667950080
advocate for others
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/956548364233052161
twitter Source: https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/956548364233052161
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/28/the-tech-sector-pay-high-salaries-but-its-workers-are-far-from-equal.html
twitter ( Source: https://twitter.com/zdfs/status/1060085232760549376
unglamorous do the work
' Scott Schiller
' Scott Schiller
' Scott Schiller
' Scott Schiller
' Uli Seit
' Uli Seit
humble be
was it worth it?
' Landon Nordeman/TIME
' Barbara Kinney/Hillary for America
' Samuel Fisch/Hillary for America
' Barbara Kinney/Hillary for America
' Sara Kerens
' Samuel Fisch/Hillary for America
find joy where you can
“I love my college calculator! HILLARY CLINTON
“ Joy is not indulgent. Joy is defiant. BRITTANY PACKNETT, Activist
the future?
standing in solidarity
' Reuters
' Reuters
running a good business
do good.
do the most good.
good you can for all the people you can in all the ways you can for as long as you can do all the
) @minamarkham * mina.codes thanks!
references + credits + Emoji provided by Emoji One , Campaign photos by Barbara Kinney and Samuel Fisch -️ Typefaces: Visby CF & Quentin
Technology can be a huge driving force for good, but unfortunately, sometimes it misses the mark. What do we do when our work causes harm? And what do can we do when technology is not the solution?
In this talk, Mina shares reflections from her work in social good space, and explores strategies to take your activism from behind the keyboard and echo chambers out into the real world.
for free. You
can too.
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