We think datafication is for our benefit, no, our lives are quantifiable now because thats the only way to train machines to become us. We think we (humans) are worthy of being gods, to create an entity as “perfect” as us. In our attempt to create such entity, we’ve stripped ourselves of all the bits of humanity we have left.
It’s sad and frustrating to grapple with, thank you for putting it so eloquently. It’s always cathartic reading your words, this piece identifying exactly what i’ve been pondering about recently.. Our modern culture and digital tech’s tracking, surveillance, objectification, removing meaning from all aspects of life - psychosis - and ultimately dehumanization.
Thank you so much for reading Celina, the fact that you are reading and that this resonates to you means the world to me. <3 We should definitely talk more about this in person!
We think datafication is for our benefit, no, our lives are quantifiable now because thats the only way to train machines to become us. We think we (humans) are worthy of being gods, to create an entity as “perfect” as us. In our attempt to create such entity, we’ve stripped ourselves of all the bits of humanity we have left.
It’s sad and frustrating to grapple with, thank you for putting it so eloquently. It’s always cathartic reading your words, this piece identifying exactly what i’ve been pondering about recently.. Our modern culture and digital tech’s tracking, surveillance, objectification, removing meaning from all aspects of life - psychosis - and ultimately dehumanization.
Thank you so much for reading Celina, the fact that you are reading and that this resonates to you means the world to me. <3 We should definitely talk more about this in person!
I would love to!!