Kristen A.
cleanbuildstudio.bsky.social
Kristen A.
@cleanbuildstudio.bsky.social
Software engineer, tech ethics creator, working mom.
Clean Build Studio · Tech ethics videos + open-source alternatives.
Currently: dogs, coffee, and building sovereign tech.
I’ve been digging into Meta’s history for a video, and the pattern is hard to ignore: taking things without real permission.

Photos, ideas, user data, competitor features… it’s always take first, explain later.

I left their platforms.
Do you feel okay supporting a company that works like this?
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’ve been thinking about how much our data powers the internet. Every search and click adds value, but none of it returns to us. California’s proposed data dividend would share a small cut of that profit with the people who create it. Do you think this could work?

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AI Is Learning From Us — So Why Don’t We Get Paid?
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October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Early in my career, I thought saying yes to everything made me a team player.

All it really did was make me exhausted and invisible.
Respect doesn’t come from overworking. It comes from respecting your own boundaries first.
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM