Hey @safwan_samsudeen ! Your blogpost has already made the rounds on the public Matrix/Telegram group and @ansh liked it above in IndiaFOSS 2024 - Feedback - #4 by ansh. Great write up.
I’m long been interested in both technology/CS and public policy/law. I’ve been avoiding making a choice for years, but as I wrap up high school in a couple months, I’ve been acutely aware of the uncomfortable fact that I have to make a decision.
At IndiaFOSS, there were so many booths dedicated purely to tech policy. Many of my most interesting conversations and valuable connections happened here. I met with the founders of Tattle, a brilliant company that uses technology to combat misinformation and hate online. I spoke with members of the Internet Freedom Foundation (including the guy who sued West Bengal from above). Apart from this, a constant theme was the idea of contributing to society — sometimes indirectly, like solving problems, but often very directly with issues I want to work on, issues that very directly hit society — education, public infrastructure, health, and others.
IndiaFOSS destroyed this notion of a binary choice between the two. Honestly, this conference would have been worth it just for that.
