digital field notes

It’s a newsletter about technology as culture, written for the tech-curious.

This newsletter is an exploration of notions that make up the “common sense” in the world of technology. As the author of this newsletter, my job is to put on an anthropologist's hat, hang out with technologists — people working in tech, or, more broadly, people whose work is tech-related — and understand what is commonsensical for them that might not be as commonsensical for other people.

Who is this newsletter for? It’s for the tech-curious. It’s for people working in tech, or trying to find work in tech and wanting to learn the subtle rules of the industry; for people who have no specialised knowledge in tech and are curious to understand how the tech world runs, as well as for people with specialised knowledge and are curious to see their worldviews reflected on them; it’s for people who are keeping an eye on the tech space and want a more intimate look to what’s currently going on in tech. But above all, it’s for people who are looking for a fun, engaging read.

Read more about the project here.

About the author

Hi, I’m Yunindita Prasidya. I go by Dita.

I’m a journalist and writer, born and raised in Bali, Indonesia, currently living in London.

I used to cover the Indonesian and Southeast Asian startup industry for The Ken, a Bangalore-based business and tech media. Before that, I was a business reporter for the Indonesian national newspaper The Jakarta Post, covering banking and the stock market.

I recently graduated with a Master’s in Digital Anthropology from the University College London. I wrote my dissertation about the neoliberal subjectivity of Indonesian venture capitalists, which was awarded a distinction. For my Bachelor’s, I studied Communication with a major in Media Studies at the University of Indonesia, where I graduated with the highest GPA in my department.

More about me here.