Our Times
Schirrmacher nannte es den digitalen Zwilling : Bei jeder Transaktion unterstellt das System den Akteuren eine maximal egoistische, maximal nutzenorientierte Gesinnung. Diese Konzepte, die aus der nicht-kooperativen Spieltheorie des Kalten Krieges stammen, leben von einer größtmöglichen Paranoia: Niemand ist, wer er vorgibt zu sein, und die Wahrhei
... See moreNils Minkmar • Kate, Moskau Und X: Wir Haben Ein Ego-Problem
The dawn of the third millennium is characterized by an enormous difficulty in imagining the future. We fear the worst. There is no longer expectation, or an opening to the future. Rather, the future seems closed: in the best-case scenario, it is destined to reproduce the past, reiterating it in a present that appears in the trappings of a future p
... See moreDonatella Di Cesare und David Broder • Immunodemocracy
Yet, smartphones are much more than an accumulation of improvements in hardware and software into a pocket-sized device that we spend too much time looking at. They represent something entirely new. When we pick up our phones, our taps and swipes engage not only a system of hardware and software, but also something much bigger—a set of institutions
... See moreNicole Aschoff • The Smartphone Society
I actually think there is far too little panic (or better yet, apprehension) about AI. I even see many Christian friends speak enthusiastically about it as a “helpful tool” rather than an alien agent. I first noticed about 10 years ago that one way to get a machine to pass the Turing Test is to make it more human-like, but perhaps the easier method... See more
John Halbigsubstack.comPeople aren’t really looking to be economically stable before they start families; they’re looking to be existentially stable. They will opt-out of important life decisions altogether because they are waiting for the day when they will feel like more of a confident person with a firmer sense of self before making a commitment—not knowing that it’s
... See moreLiberale wollen oft nichts davon wissen, dass die Freiheit zur persönlichen Entfaltung meist nur die genießen können, die schon frei sind. Der Liberalismus ist heute auch ein Machterhaltungsmittel für die Mächtigen. Privileg schlägt in Herrschaft um. Und statt größerer Chancengleichheit entsteht eine neue Plutokratie. Die Reichen, Jungen und Bewegl
... See moresueddeutsche.de • Liberalismus: Wenn Freiheit Sich Selbst Zerstört
The clearest impact of technology on teen development to date has been starkly negative. According to psychologist Jean Twenge’s 2017 book, iGen, smartphone use has caused a spike in depression and anxiety among people born from 1995 on, and a diminution in sociability and independence. An excerpt of her book in The Atlantic was aptly titled, “Have
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