The Subduer’s Summary#
We have reached the final page of THE SUBDUER’S MANUAL. Let’s review how we got here.
The first section, “THE CERTAIN PROBLEM”, explained that the world of technology is a pervasive and largely invisible system whose invisibility facilitates and encourages dishonesty, is riddled with addictive data farms, has no regard for users’ well-being (though it pretends to) and coerces users to devalue themselves in service to corporations’ objectives.
The second section, “THE POTENTIAL SOLUTION”, provides suggestions on how to orient and equip oneself to use technology on their own terms. There have been three steps thus far:
- Recalibrate - Fix your starting point.
- Begin - Make practical changes, at whatever your level of ability.
- Assess - Develop your own filters for considering the tech you should use.
And now the final step: SUBDUE.
SUBDUE YOUR TECH#
SUBDUE. This website’s mantra. The supreme verb, one could say. What does it mean to SUBDUE? To SUBDUE is simply to put all the above into practice.
To SUBDUE to remember who you are, that you are in charge of your space and to establish personal non-negotiables accordingly. It is to control your space and to defend it from all forms of attack.
Although this website focuses on technology, if you truly understand the call to SUBDUE then you will already know that it transfers to all aspects of life. Apply accordingly.
As I sign off, I give my sincere thanks to anyone who reached this point and stuck with me. To the eye-rolling hate-readers, this message is now in your head and hopefully you struggle to get rid of it.
To all fellow subduers, from beginners through to the experts, I am honoured to have been a part of your journey. Keep going. Take the tech in your life and make it your servant. Make it yield. Make it yours. Free your time. Free your mind. You can do it.
SUBDUE.
