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I first heard the hyphenated word, Afro-tech, being used in a song called “Legacy” from Sean Carter’s 13th album (4:44).
In one of his lyrics Jay Z says - “That's major, just like the Negro League.”
Meaning: In the late 1800s, Blacks were not accepted in baseball, which eventually led to the formation of the Negro Leagues in 1887. Many leagues would form and collapse due to attendance issues, but the most reputable league was the Negro American League, which lasted for almost three decades. Even though Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, these leagues lasted almost two more decades because of racial tension in the United States.(Genius.com)
Then, in a following verse Hov goes on to say - “There was a time America wouldn't let us ball.”
Meaning: Jay Z is creating a connotation between the previous exclusion of black people from American sports, to now the exclusion of black people from the tech world. (Genius.com)
I’d actually go further and say the exclusion of not just black people, but any person who are the consumers using the tech however not being able to profit from having the opportunity to create the tech.
Example:
You: You don’t have socials?
Me: Nope.
You: You a psycho?
Me: Lol, maybe.
You: That creepy ass laugh isn’t helping. Explain yourself?
Me: Look, using that tech is going to get you hurt (and I mean that as a double entendre).
You: How so?
Me: Not only from the amount of time you waste on it, but even to how it makes you feel.
You: Well, I make money off of it. And when I’m not, it’s entertainment.
Me: (Laughing) Okay.
You: I do.
Me: Okay, I get it makes you money. I’m not mad at it, at least you are doing that much.
You: I am.
Me: But you still use “their” platform in hopes to make some money. And “they” sit back and make billions, each and every day.
You: (Pondering)
Me: Mhm, and that profit is made all off of you.
You: Damn, never really thought of it like that.
Me: None of us do. But worst of all, that ain’t even “their” end goal.
You: Wait, what?
Me: But that’s for another time.
You: Fuck, all that tech ain’t worth what it is.
Me: Nope, it ain’t. And on top of that how many of those tech Startup Founders, CEO’s and, or Board Member’s look like us, or come from where we come from?
You: Prolly none.
Me: So, they get you hooked while you like sharing pics, videos, letting your thoughts out in to the world, but really…
You: (Cutting me off)… but really, I’m getting used and being left.
Me: Afro-tech.
You: Well, fuck all that. Imma start something and get them hooked.
Me: Oh really?
You: Yeah, Payback’s a Bi$ch.
Me: (Smiling) Time to ball!
When you shame someone for having too many electronics. Much like slut shaming but for tech
"Wow Matt, why do you have so many wireless headphones and laptops?"
"Fuck Mariana, stop tech shaming me"
One who neither minds cold weather nor driving two days each way to visit family.
I can live in the U.P. for 20 years or more as a Michigan Tech traveler, especially with all the improvements in technology since last score!
When you do something really stupid in the game dead by daylight and it works.
"Why did you vault into that wraith and how did he miss?"
"Goober tech idk"
Pop-culture technology - wearables, drones, robots, social media, apps, mobile phones etc. As opposed to traditional technology - servers, end-user computing, networking devices etc.
Person #1: "Have you heard the latest? Facebook paid 800 squillion dollars to buy a virtual reality headset business and a messaging app."
Person #2: "All that pop-tech nonsense gives me the shits. Have you seen the latest Hitachi storage attached network?"
Tumbleweeds.
A Football Fusion tech that retarded new gens use
TheGlobalQBbuddy: Omg I death boosted with chad tech!
d0gexz: nigga what
The best tech school around, with highly trained staff, professional work environments, and high quality lunches. Just kidding, it's a shithole full of racists, incels, and thots. Even us students agree, Grasso Tech sucks.
Student 1: "Man I love Grasso Tech"
Student 2: "Me too"
Student 1 and 2: "Just kidding, it's a shithole."