From Pessimism to Promise

“Payal Arora’s brilliant book turns standard beliefs upside down. Many people hold pessimistic views about the digital world but not the youth outside of Western culture: they find it uplifting and powerful.”
—Don Norman, author of Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

“In this perspective-shifting new book, Payal Arora offers us a dynamic version of our shared designed and digital futures. A highly recommended read for all interested in crafting a green and equitable future.”
—Leyla Acaroglu, founder, Disrupt Design

“Arora urges us to ‘pop the pessimism bubble’ in this important and timely book, teaching lessons from the global majority to help us build hope for a digital future that truly serves the planet.”
—Gina Neff, Executive Director, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge; author of Venture Labor: Work and the Burden of Risk in Innovative Industries

“This book brings a fresh wave of optimism toward all things digital. I think the Global South, where most of the world’s youth resides, will provide the direction to how technology will emerge and shape mankind’s future. Arora has done an excellent job in giving us a glimpse of a new digital order that is full of hope.”
—Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson & CEO, Salesforce India

Payal Arora is a digital anthropologist, consultant, TEDx speaker, and author of the award-winning book The Next Billion Users. Forbes named her the “next billion champion” and the “right kind of person to reform tech.” She is Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and cofounder of FemLab, a feminist future of work initiative.

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