technology and society
Gongsheng—a philosophy of “co-becoming”.
“gongsheng expresses a condition of relationality not only concerning humans’ interdependence with each other and the natural world but also with technology as well.”
Noema, Fall 2024
Human beings are reduced to data sets that can be controlled and exploited.
Byung-Chul Han • The Crisis of Narration
By posting, sharing and liking, we subordinate ourselves to the context of domination.
Byung-Chul Han • The Crisis of Narration
an information regime that works not through repression but through seduction. It takes on a smart form. It does not operate through imperatives or prohibitions. It does not silence us. Rather, this smart form of domination constantly asks us to communicate our opinions, needs and preferences, to tell our lives, to post, share and like messages.
Byung-Chul Han • The Crisis of Narration
“Dystopian-aware techno-optimist”
Noema, Fall 2024