Tag Archives: Posthumanism

THE RISE OF THE CYBORGIAN CONSUMER

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By Elva Thompson Source: Waking Times “You don’t take over the world with gaudy displays of violence. Real control is surgical, and invisible.” ~ John Greer – Person of Interest, Season 4, Episode: YHVH The Posthuman (or Transhuman) Movement was formally … Continue reading →

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The world wide cage

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Luther Blissett

Technology promised to set us free. Instead it has trained us to withdraw from the world into distraction and dependency By Nicholas Carr Source: Aeon It was a scene out of an Ambien nightmare: a jackal with the face of … Continue reading →

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Beyond Palliative Care

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By arranjames Source: Synthetic Zero Not all that long ago the curators of this blog started talking about the possibility of the palliative care of the Earth. Recently dmf posted up a podcast dealing with the same topic. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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