Tech Needs Humanists More
Tech needs humanists more than ever Posted on Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min read Whoever speaks badly, thinks badly and lives badly. We must find the right words: words are important! —Nanni Moretti A reader reached out to me the other day to talk about the future of tech writing as a profession. They asked me a pretty good question: What skills would you prioritize in this age of constant change and uncertainty?
- ▪Tech needs humanists more than ever Posted on Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min read Whoever speaks badly, thinks badly and lives badly.
- ▪We must find the right words: words are important! —Nanni Moretti A reader reached out to me the other day to talk about the future of tech writing as a profession.
- ▪They asked me a pretty good question: What skills would you prioritize in this age of constant change and uncertainty?
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| Canonical URL | https://passo.uno/tech-needs-humanists-more-than-ever/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:31:34 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-25T09:45:32.220Z |
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Tech needs humanists more than ever Posted on Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min read Whoever speaks badly, thinks badly and lives badly. We must find the right words: words are important! —Nanni Moretti A reader reached out to me the other day to talk about the future of tech writing as a profession. They asked me a pretty good question: What skills would you prioritize in this age of constant change and uncertainty? Is it AI? Maybe coding? Well, not really. My suggestion is to go back to the humanities and learn a language or two (not the ones you use to code; the other kind). When AI can take care of retrieving facts and putting words together in reassuringly trite ways, your edge as a carbon-based lifeform lies in your ability to go deep, have stances, and know how to convey and defend them.
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