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But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think. What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, f... See more

The researchers then decided to take the experiment a step further. For 15 minutes, the team left participants alone in a lab room in which they could push a button and shock themselves if they wanted to. The results were startling: Even though all participants had previously stated that they would pay money to avoid being shocked with electricity,... See more

there’s an incredible Kenyan researcher + Archivist, Neema Githere and they share incredible gems about data healing. One of the aims of the data healing work they do is “to mobilize art to contextualize the issue of data trauma firmly within broader discourses on bodily autonomy, cultural repair, and public health.” And that we need rehabilitative... See more