Love this list. Sheon Han's essay on software criticism is excellent, and I'm excited to check out Fred Turner's book and Working by Caro. Two other pieces by Jasmine that are worth highlighting:
1. garbage in, garbage out: Taiwan's geopolitical constraints created a society with unusual civic sense and a unique form of collaborative governance. This changed my mind about how ordinary citizens could empower themselves through technology when I was very cynical about the very idea of positive governance. (https://jasmi.news/p/taiwan-2025)
2. The Defense tech piece: People in Stanford are now chasing jobs in defense instead of Google or Meta. This piece took me inside the mind of brilliant students who are building killing machines while persuading themselves they're working for the greater good. Amazing writing. (https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/12/stanford-students-want-in-on-the-military-tech-gold-rush/)
Love this list. Sheon Han's essay on software criticism is excellent, and I'm excited to check out Fred Turner's book and Working by Caro. Two other pieces by Jasmine that are worth highlighting:
1. garbage in, garbage out: Taiwan's geopolitical constraints created a society with unusual civic sense and a unique form of collaborative governance. This changed my mind about how ordinary citizens could empower themselves through technology when I was very cynical about the very idea of positive governance. (https://jasmi.news/p/taiwan-2025)
2. The Defense tech piece: People in Stanford are now chasing jobs in defense instead of Google or Meta. This piece took me inside the mind of brilliant students who are building killing machines while persuading themselves they're working for the greater good. Amazing writing. (https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/12/stanford-students-want-in-on-the-military-tech-gold-rush/)
thanks, very kind of you to share!