> Humane technologies solve problems in ways that don’t create other problems.
Not sure that this is possible or reasonable an expectation, personally, but there's a good solid intent here. Whether humanity is capable for the foresight or understanding to live up to this seems more murky.
> Humane technologies leave the user in control.
I feel this one very strongly.
> Humane technologies are timeless.
Again hard to say ahead of time. I'd be interested in more examples of this. I like the idea of planning for survival, of expecting that the tech is going to last a long time, & not using short-term thinking.
> Humane technologies are fulfilling to use.
Another one that feels really great to me. Only possible with authentic tools,
Are you familiar with Ursala Franklin's Work/Control-related Technologies, or her Holistic & Prescriptive Technologies dichotomoies[1]? These have been incredibly important ways to learn to view technology to me, deeply personally impactful, and there's a lot of intersection with your/my interests in humanizing technology. And trying to rebuff some of the other technosocial conflicts Ursala also identified very early.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Franklin#Holistic_and_p...