In response to our technological age, many want to adapt a set of disciplines. Many of these disciplines are good. But what if, upon reflection, we realized that our solutions are embedded within a deeper technological problem? What if we are reducing persons to inputs and outputs and expecting machine-like productivity instead of recognizing what it means to be human? In this episode, Andrew, Austin, and Joel are joined by theologian and writer Kirsten Sanders. The article that led to this conversation was: What's the deal with "Rules of Life"?

Also referenced in this episode:

Tending the flame

Modern Mothers

For more of Kirsten's writing, please visit her Substack: In Particular.

0:00 - Intro

3:12 - Quick Questions (Writing, Feedback, Fav Tech, Teen Tech Restriction, Aspiring Theologian Advice, Aspiring Writer Advice)

8:52 - "I think sin, and its opposite, grace, is the chief misunderstanding we are having in our technological age."

20:04 - Beyond the self-correcting impulse

28:00 - Technological concerns

33:50 - Insecure Christians and doing "Enough"

45:00 - Is your life a project?

What Would Jesus Tech is cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show, visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Meta launched a new product. But this is about more than putting Augmented Reality into glasses. This is about mana, power, the blocking of reality, and the myth of progress.

0:00 - Are Glasses The Next Platform?

5:19 - Reasons to be Skeptical

12:14 - Creepy Hidden Cameras

16:28 - S-Curve of Technology Growth

20:58 - Is Progress Good?

25:28 - What Motivates Companies Like Meta?

35:16 - Distracting From Real Human Connection

38:50 - Benefits of AR Glasses

47:13 - What We're Working On

Episode on Neo-Calvinism and Herman Bavinck with Jess Joulstra.

Our first episode on Mark Zuckerberg and the Meaning of Life.

Our episode on Apple Vision Pro.

Austin's article on internet culture.

Andrew's article on how headphones block reality and love.

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Have you heard of §230? Section 230 of the Communications Act? It's been giving social media companies a free pass ever since the 1990s. But it's all about to change.

The Federal Court (specifically, the federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) recently released an opinion which questions 230 since algorithms in the 2020s aren't like those in 1990s. We break it all down in this episode. Here's a pdf link to the legal document of Anderson vs TikTok (Bytedance, Inc.) that we reference.

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - A girl died: Background to the Federal Court appeal

4:07 - Section 230

8:52 - Control without Responsibility (and Culpability) and Grey Area

18:12 - Morality, Theology, and Technology

27:43 - Regulating Markets and Sharing Responsibility

Please send your ideas, questions, and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley at our website, where you can also support our podcast: whatwouldjesustech.com