People don’t like to talk about how the tech world is worshipping a #deatcult to push a state of chaos and dysfunction. It’s KISS That we need to compost this mess, but to do this we need to reckon with the consequences of our past decisions to understand how we arrived at this.
Over the past four decades, there has been an intertwining of #postmodernist social thinking and #neoliberal economic planing. This marriage of #ideologies led to fractured social values and pushed out of sight the ideological divides that used to balance the western world. This “invisible” mess is leading to right-wing polarization and dysfunction in both politics and technology.
In social technology, this translated into the proliferation of centralized platforms building our lives inside #dotcons. We’ve witnessed the rise of platforms that push profit over people’s well-being, exacerbating divisions, amplifying disinformation and hate speech. We now have no choice but to confront existential threats like #climatechange and ecological degradation. Standing in this mess, it is now imperative that we acknowledge our role in shaping the current reality. For forty years, we’ve marched down this dark path, shaping our “human nature” through #blinded choices and actions.
Yes, the next four decades will be marked by growing hardship and suffering as we grapple with the consequences of our actions. But this must not stop us from the path of honest responsibility for the better course forward out of this mess we made. It’s well past time to reject the poisoned philosophies and dogmatic economic doctrines that have brought us to this precipice.
To step away from this, we need to reclaim agency over our future and commit to a path of social healing, reconciliation, by embracing the power of action and solidarity to fix it. In the era of #stupidindividualism it’s not simply to push mess back at this, a first step is #KISS to not view this social thinking as an individualistic moral judgment. The effectiveness of #postmodernism and #neoliberalism in achieving their goals is evident, the next judgment lies in mediating this social choice.
The disintegration of social norms and the widening gap between the rich and the poor are natural outcomes of the path we’ve chosen. It’s not just about moral judgment; it’s about recognizing the consequences of our choices and taking steps to course correct towards a more sustainable future. And away from the current “common sense” mess.
Yes, if you hear the shouting “don’t be a prat” it’s likely needed 😉