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Anil Dash

Disciplines:
technology
media
entrepreneurship

Summary

American blogger and entrepreneur — one of the earliest prolific bloggers, former CEO of Glitch (formerly Fog Creek Software), and technology humanist who writes about the social consequences of software.

Core Contribution

Technology humanism: Dash has consistently argued for a more humane and socially responsible tech culture — his 'If Your Website's Full of Assholes, It's Your Fault' essay articulated the platform responsibility framework before it was mainstream. As a long-tenured blogger, he represents the transition from early blogging culture to platform media. As Glitch CEO, he tried to operationalize his values in a more collaborative, inclusive developer tools company.

Historical Influences

Early blog community

Intellectual Lineage

Early Blogging CultureTechnology Media

Contemporaries & Peers

Jason KottkeCory Doctorow

Minds Influenced

Tech Responsibility DiscoursePlatform Accountability Movement

Intellectual Posterity

Technology HumanismDeveloper Tools Industry

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