A review by vurawnica
Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks

5.0

super interesting insight into the history of public programs in the US and how they've developed into what they are now. it's crazy how bad the systems are today because they were built up from such a horrible foundation rooted in racism and classism. the book doesn't get very technical, but more provides a history and overview of how the programs function now along with interviews with people who work for or use the programs, and how the current "solutions" and automations have negatively affected people. technology isn't unbiased because it is created by humans, and despite our biases we have more ability to understand context when dealing with complicated situations and be self-aware of what biases we hold.