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We are now in an undeclared technocracy, veering toward a resurgence of global public acceptance of autoracy/fascism, while people watch TikTok. Considering re

We are now in an undeclared technocracy, veering toward a resurgence of global public acceptance of autoracy/fascism, while people watch TikTok. Considering recent research linked the breakdown of insect populations to light pollution, that's probably not such a bad analogy. You assume that conscious ill-will is required. The power and problem with human organizations is that they can achieve monstrous things while ignoring the results of their actions (see: biodiversity loss, air pollution, plastic pollution, nuclear weapons, etc.) while no single member or group takes ethical responsibility. Such failings are well studied: see academic literature in areas like mass psychology / anthropology / organizational psychology.

eth0up 5y ago
If I implied "conscious ill-will" was required, it was unintentional, though I do assume there's more than an ample amount to marvel at. Certainly some nasty roads are paved with benign intentions. I also didn't intend to attribute all human failings exclusively to tech, though it does seem wantonly irresponsible in many areas. Regarding autocracy and fascism, I see them as elements in a far greater stride toward totalitarianism. I'm also not convinced that consciousness is saint of the ignorant. Perhaps many are truly unconscious, but if it's self-imposed, it's not inevitable. One point I single-fingeredly (typing on a small phone screen) attempted to indicate in my ramblings is that the remoteness, impersonal, quasi autonomous aspects of tech and the digital era make detachment much easier. The more manifold, indirect and distant the effects our our actions, the easier, but not necessarily justified they are to ignore. It's much easier to pilot a drone to explode dozens of civilians than it is to peer into their terrified eyes while slitting their throats one by one, with one's own hands. Yet the result is essentially identical and the most average of persons is capable of understanding this. It seems strange that it takes the dilemma of the unvaccinated to consider ignored responsibilities. The majority seem under the impression that by remaining unvaccinated, one is directly terrorizing humanity. Maybe so; but why is this such a lonely example of passive behavior as such a threat? I don't think I'm assuming much, really. I think I'm simply perplexed by the horde of elephants in the room. Thanks for the reply.

eth0up 5y ago

If I implied "conscious ill-will" was required, it was unintentional, though I do assume there's more than an ample amount to marvel at. Certainly some nasty roads are paved with benign intentions. I also didn't intend to attribute all human failings exclusively to tech, though it does seem wantonly irresponsible in many areas. Regarding autocracy and fascism, I see them as elements in a far greater stride toward totalitarianism. I'm also not convinced that consciousness is saint of the ignorant. Perhaps many are truly unconscious, but if it's self-imposed, it's not inevitable. One point I single-fingeredly (typing on a small phone screen) attempted to indicate in my ramblings is that the remoteness, impersonal, quasi autonomous aspects of tech and the digital era make detachment much easier. The more manifold, indirect and distant the effects our our actions, the easier, but not necessarily justified they are to ignore. It's much easier to pilot a drone to explode dozens of civilians than it is to peer into their terrified eyes while slitting their throats one by one, with one's own hands. Yet the result is essentially identical and the most average of persons is capable of understanding this. It seems strange that it takes the dilemma of the unvaccinated to consider ignored responsibilities. The majority seem under the impression that by remaining unvaccinated, one is directly terrorizing humanity. Maybe so; but why is this such a lonely example of passive behavior as such a threat? I don't think I'm assuming much, really. I think I'm simply perplexed by the horde of elephants in the room. Thanks for the reply.