Today I stand for:
Liberty from computers that finish my sentences for me
Liberty from corporations that use every word I write to tune the ads they show me
Liberty from tyrannies of grammar, usage, and punctuation as the sole arbiters of value in prose
Liberty from poorly-understood technologies that compress my thoughts inevitably toward a “gentle singularity” that is anything but gentle
Liberty to know my own mind through my own words at the exact pace that is right for me
Liberty to make words in the world that can matter in the world, instead of cartoons of words on a screen
Liberty to write without distraction, notification, or interruption using an elegant single-use device
Liberty to share my words with exactly whom I wish to, exactly when and how I wish to
Liberty to air-gap my words from being scraped to train AI
The manual typewriter: the best companion for your own great democratic experiment today! Happy 4th!
Chris Osmond PhD 
3 responses to “Liberty From, and Liberty To”
Bravo!
I had to look up “air-gap.” I guess any words that exist only on paper are air-gapped!
The only way to be REALLY sure…there really is no value in us and our words not already being exploited digitally. They are extractive technologies!
I agree!