#technical progress

[the-funtime-autocrat]

The paintings of the Swiss-German artist H.R. Giger are full of images of humanoids hybridized with machines in ways that emphasize the totally shameless recognition, and embrace, of every form of sexual desire and erotic ecstasy. There is no longer an 'it' (or id) that is encountered as a 'thing' other than oneself by a conscious ego alienated from 'it.' This also means that the Posthuman being has fully identified with designed devices, which are deeply integrated into our future biomechanical existence, so that Promethean shame has dialectically reverted to Promethean pride. Giger's darkly Promethean art, which we will return to the next chapter, anticipates the overcoming of what (Gunther) Anders sees as the most extreme form of 'alienation.' Giger's paintings depict the overcoming of alienation both from machinery and from fellow humans --- or humanoids --- who are shown in orgiastic communion.

Jason Reza Jorjani, “Prometheism” (2020).

[the-funtime-autocrat]

Prometheus redefines the preconceived limits of the possible, making the putatively impossible possible by means of technological science. The Prometheist has the strength to grasp the burdensome fact that the truth is what works. Knowledge is not the mirroring of an objective 'Reality' by a subjective cognition that only needs to be rendered more perceptive and precise, like a mirror that requires polishing. Knowledge is radically pragmatic, because technology is ontologically prior to science --- which is inseparable from the technology that makes theoretical research possible and renders knowledge discoverable. Rather than distinguishing Science from Technology, and misconstruing technology as applied science, we should always conceive of them as the unified phenomenon of Technoscience, wherein theoria is inconceivable apart from praxis,

Jason Reza Jorjani, “Prometheism” (2020).

[the-funtime-autocrat]

When technological evolution surpasses human evolution, progress becomes a form of mass violence, and when humanity begins to devolve beneath the weight of this malignant strain of modernity, the annihilation of our very species ceases to be a matter of science fiction and becomes a matter of science fact.

Comrade Hermit, “The Nintendo Mennonite” (October 20th, 2019).

[the-funtime-autocrat]

Take California as an example. Since 2001, the state has sought to replace its fossil fuel energy with renewables. The subsequent instability of their electrical grid caused blackouts during a heatwave this August; when wildfires broke out the following month, a blanket of ash blotted out the sun in some places, cutting the state’s solar energy output by one-third. But the grid’s efficacy is only part of the problem. Energy in California is incredibly expensive for ratepayers, despite the declining cost of wind and solar installations. Since the state further expanded its variable renewables portfolio between 2011 and 2019, consumer electricity prices have leapt 30%. California could be a preview of what American life will look like if Biden’s plan or the Green New Deal succeeds, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Had California spent its money on nuclear energy instead of renewables, it could have decarbonized by now. That is why any climate plan that doesn’t prioritize nuclear above all other energy sources is destined to exacerbate climate problems rather than solve them.

Emmet Penney and Adrian Calderon, “We Need a Nuclear New Deal, Not a Green New Deal” (September 25th 2020).

[humanflower]

Having seen that I was not capable of using all my resources in political action, I returned to my literary activity. There lay the battlefield suited to my temperament. I wanted to make my novels the extension of my own father's struggle for liberty. But gradually, as I kept deepening my responsibility as a writer, the human problem came to overshadow political and social questions. All the political, social, and economic improvements, all the technical progress cannot have any regenerating significance, so long as our inner life remains as it is at present. The more the intelligence unveils and violates the secrets of Nature, the more the danger increases and the heart shrinks.

Nikos Kazantzakis, Nikos Kazantzakis (1968)

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[peterschlehmil]

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[fannylouiebrune]

◘ ◘ ◘ Maybe we are those "millenials", lazy, narcissistic, technology-addict youngsters. Maybe previous generations think we don't fully achieve what we dream about certainly because we dream too much, we have too high expectations, we live through appearances, we can't hold onto reality because we see a greater reality everywhere around us, on tv, in social media, blogs, etc. But we are optimistic, we are able to catch every glimpse of beauty we are surrounded by, even though it is behind a screen. We can also adapt to any kind of change, we are the generation that has no problem evolving with technical progress, we actually want to use it for a greater purpose. We don't fear people that are different, because being different isn't something to be ashamed of, but something to be proud of. We like it when singularity wins over mainstreamness. If being narcissistic means liking yourself more, why is it so criticized ? It is obvious that social networks participate to this trait of ours, but those same networks enable us to have a better apprehension of the whole world, we become little by little, more aware of the fact that we are not alone somewhere in a bubble, we are part of a planet with 7 other billion people. Thanks to the media we have access to others. We are this generation stuck in between individualism and solidarity, but we can deal with it. ◘ ◘ ◘

Personal opinion about Joel Stein's article which deals with our generation, the Millenials (1980-2000) in Time Magazine - May 20th, 2013