Technology As I Know It



Technology is often described in terms of speed, efficiency, or innovation. But I believe technology is, at its core, a story. Every tool we create—from the wheel to the algorithm—tells us something about who we are, what we value, and how we imagine the future.


Stories are how humans make sense of the world. They give shape to chaos, meaning to events, and continuity to memory. Technology does the same. A database migration is not just a technical process—it’s a narrative of transition, of leaving behind legacy systems and moving toward something new. A cloud deployment is not just infrastructure—it’s a chapter in the story of how organizations learn to adapt, scale, and survive.


When I sit at the intersection of social work and database engineering, I see these stories unfold in real time. In social services, technology is often invisible, hidden behind forms, claims, and case files. Yet its presence shapes outcomes: who gets help, how fast, and with what resources. In computing, technology is explicit—lines of code, queries, and scripts. But beneath the syntax lies the same human impulse: to organize, to connect, to make sense.


Thinking of technology as story changes the way we approach it. Instead of asking only “Does this system work?” we begin to ask “What story does this system tell?” Does it tell a story of inclusion, or exclusion? Of empowerment, or control? Of clarity, or confusion?


The human brain itself is a storyteller—an evolving organic algorithm. Like a program, it continuously refines itself based on incoming data: sensory input, social interaction, personal reflection. But unlike computers, our “developers” are experience itself. Each moment adds a new line of code, a new branch in the narrative. Technology, then, is not separate from us—it is an extension of our storytelling mind.


Surviving the technology era requires us to reclaim that narrative. To see ourselves not as passive users of systems, but as authors of the stories those systems tell. Agency means choosing which inputs we value, which outputs we trust, and which updates we allow into our mental operating systems.


this conversation on technology invites us to ask better questions. Not just “How does this work?” but “What does this mean?” Not just “What can this system do?” but “What kind of world does this system imagine?”






Your Supernova Tech,

Aja 

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