One man made a rocket that let celebrities cosplay as astronauts. Another man is responsible for glasses that record the people standing in front of them—with or without consent. Our "public square" appears to be governed by wannabe kings. They tell us that this future is inevitable.

The incentives are not mysterious. They do it for the money and the chance to dominate—goals that are every bit as boring as the imagination that spawned them.

But we can imagine something different. Because a better tech future won't just be built by tech giants.

It’ll be built by the restless and radical among us. The ones who dare to imagine. The ones who understand the risks—and create anyway. Because they know the future is still ours to build.

So when it was time to spread the word about the work of our Fellows—we chose the street over a press release. Street posters belong to independent culture, to activism, and to movements that were never let in—but kept going anyway.

The posters will eventually come down. What remains, is the work they represent and the belief that a good tech future is still possible. We know this because Rose, Iara, Rudy, and countless others are already imagining the future that should exist–and are making it happen.

— Your friends at Mozilla Foundation

If you come across our Fellows on the streets of NYC, take it as an invitation to imagine a future built by people like Rudy, Iara and Rose. Remember: the future is still ours to build.