[lit-ideas] Re: Apocalyptic Algorithms
- From: Michael Chase <goya@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:19:50 +0100
Le vendredi, 26 mars 2004, =E0 21:57 Europe/Paris, Andreas Ramos a =E9crit=
:
> FYI
>
> yrs,
> andreas
> www.andreas.com
>
> "Apocalyptic Algorithms", with Michael Wilson
>
> Technology stands accused of removing the physical body from the site=20=
> of
> social exchange and of ordering the body/world through algorithmic
> procedures. Most reactions to the alienation of technological=20
> processes and
> products become religious, even apocalyptic - suspecting the hand of=20=
> Satan
> in bar codes and virtual reality. They stress the original material=20
> "sin" -
> a narcissistic infatuation with " tools" that steadily drains the
> (spiritual) life from the subject. Assuming that consciousness is=20
> rooted in
> the body, physical manipulations of consciousness have the potential =
to
> disrupt or alter the structure of the algorithm.
<SNiP>
>
> Michael Wilson lives and works in Los Angeles. A native of Arkansas,=20=
> he
> received a BA in Philosophy ...
Yep, that's about what I would have expected.
Best, Mike.
>
Michael Chase=09
(goya@xxxxxxxxxxx)
CNRS UPR 76/
l'Annee Philologique
Villejuif-Paris
France
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