I was recently cleaning out some digital files, and found some materials I had developed for secondary students focusing on Douglas Rushkoff’s 2011 book Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age. The work arrived on bookstore shelves a decade ago, but the rules for digital life seem as relevant today as back then:
- Do Not Be “Always On”
- Live in Person
- You May Always Choose “None of the Above”
- You Are Never Completely Right
- One Size Does Not Fit All
- Be Yourself
- Do Not Sell Your Friends
- Tell the Truth
- Share, Don’t Steal
- Program or Be Programmed
On second thought, the list seems even more timely today.