This post aligns well with what Hans-Georg Moeller talks about in You and Your Profile: Identity After Authenticity. Particularly, what he calls "second-order observation", we see ourselves how others see us (online).
> Tech CEOs talk about disrupting markets, but the concept of disruption has been detached from its social meaning: disruptive technologies change us, and our culture.
There is some difference in spirit between OP's attitude and Prof. Moeller's, however. Yes, our culture is changing. However, this doesn't have to necessarily be a bad (or a good) thing. Human life is always changing. Choosing to embrace this new reality is just as valid a choice as rejecting or fighting it, and perhaps a more healthy one. Or not. That's why this question is complicated.
Antibabelic•4mo ago
> Tech CEOs talk about disrupting markets, but the concept of disruption has been detached from its social meaning: disruptive technologies change us, and our culture.
There is some difference in spirit between OP's attitude and Prof. Moeller's, however. Yes, our culture is changing. However, this doesn't have to necessarily be a bad (or a good) thing. Human life is always changing. Choosing to embrace this new reality is just as valid a choice as rejecting or fighting it, and perhaps a more healthy one. Or not. That's why this question is complicated.