REMAIN HUMAN
A New Essay Series. A Simple Reminder.
REMAIN HUMAN
A New Essay Series. A Simple Reminder.
Every technological revolution is told as a story about machines.
History tells a different story.
The steam engine transformed labor before it transformed industry. The automobile reshaped cities before it changed transportation. The internet altered memory before it altered commerce.
Artificial intelligence will be no different.
The Remain Human series began with a simple question: What qualities become more valuable as machines become more capable?
These essays are not about fearing technology or longing for a past that no longer exists. They are about protecting the habits that make us human—curiosity, empathy, critical thinking, craftsmanship, creativity, memory, and community.
They are an attempt to leave a record of what it feels like to live through this moment, not simply to react to it.
As I worked on the series, one phrase kept returning.
REMAIN HUMAN.
It became more than the title of an essay. It became a reminder I wanted to see every day.
So I turned it into a shirt.
No elaborate graphics. No slogans competing for attention. Just two words that carry the weight of a simple idea: technology should amplify our humanity, not replace it.
If someone asks about the shirt, that’s the conversation I hope follows.
If the phrase resonates with you, I’d be honored if you wore it too.
The official REMAIN HUMAN shirt is now available.
👉 [Blacknuss Network Spring Store]
This is the first of several essays—and perhaps several designs—exploring what it means to remain fully human in an increasingly automated world.
Thank you for reading, for thinking, and for being part of the conversation.
Remain Human.
— Floyd Webb
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Excellent forethought and slogan. It reminds me of a song by Michael Franti. Throughout history, labor has always been the group to remind us of our humanity. Usually because they die first in the new industries that pop up.