It is in exactly this kind of turmoil that the church of Jesus is called to stand as a witness to an alternative story, a story where God makes his enemies his friends and offers them a place at his table (Rom. 5:10). If that is not the story we’re telling—if the loudest thing we’re saying is a Republican story, a Democratic story, or any story from American politics—then the world will not hear the truth of Jesus, nor will we ourselves be able to hear God’s story rightly.
Technology and community design that offers a seat at the table — platforms built around interoperability rather than partisan gatekeeping — mirror the inclusive posture described here. The question is whether tech can embody that ethic structurally, not just rhetorically. ecology-of-technology
