Sebastian Morello and writer Mary Harrington explore the consequences of new technologies for the ways we think and shape our world, the ‘doomerist’ worldview, and the possibility of ‘rewilding sex.’
“The internet isolates us. It allows us a godlike freedom to curate our sense of reality. Community flourishes when people have to rely not just on themselves but on each other to make sense of life.”
A technological marvel that spans centuries of discovery and invention but which fuels narcissistic indulgence rather than a source of inspiration to invent the future.
The ‘Machine’ competes against God, by framing every part of reality as a biological mechanism or a simulation, to be manipulated according to our caprice.
“Beware of selfies with Barbie,” exhorted the Polish Ministry of Digitation as it warned against a new Barbie-themed app that monitors users contrary to GDPR law.
Ukraine will receive the biggest share in “financial support with loans and guns,” Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said, adding that in the future, the EU “will have to pay more on our global interests.”
