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The Human Menu

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The Human Menu project provides a prototype for a "human menu," or a selection of items that contrasts the tendency to mindlessly browse social media or similar applications. The project is inspired by the problems outlined by The Center for Humane Technology, specifically that our attentions are captured by addictive "digital slot machines" to the detriment of our mental health.

Why do we need it?

Humans use lists and suggestions to reduce cognitive load. Instead of offering a list of YouTube videos, endlessly scrolling social media posts, or phone apps, the Human Menu provides a selection of real world "human" options such as "Call your Mom," or "Do a puzzle."

How do I contribute?

The suggested items are read in from human-menu.csv. If you look at index.js, you'll see that creating the menu is a simple matter of instantiating a HumanMenu, and then reading from file:

var menu = new HumanMenu()
menu.load_csv("human-menu.csv")

We then add custom interaction with buttons on the page, such as event listeners for clicking the reset, refresh, or add new item button. I'm not a front end developer, so the library is simple, and the interface is too. And for this reason, your contribution would be greatly appreciated! How might you contribute?

  • If you'd like to add an item with one or more tags, you can add a row to this list.
  • You can also use the current list in the web interface, and add your own items interactively.
  • You can remove all items and use it as a simple todo list.
  • You can create a new interface for the same HumanMenu object.

When you've made a contribution, please open a pull request. If you have any questions or issues, you can open them here.

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