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The Digital Sublime
Book • 2004
Vincent Mosco's 'The Digital Sublime' explores how technology evokes feelings of awe and wonder, akin to the sublime experiences in nature.
The book examines the myths and narratives surrounding cyberspace, analyzing how these stories shape our perceptions and expectations of digital technologies.
Mosco critiques the idea that technology alone can solve social problems, arguing that power structures and economic interests often influence technological development.
He discusses how the rhetoric of the digital sublime can obscure the social and political realities of technological advancement, perpetuating inequalities and reinforcing existing hierarchies.
The book offers a critical perspective on the cultural and ideological dimensions of the digital age, urging readers to question the utopian promises of technological progress.
The book examines the myths and narratives surrounding cyberspace, analyzing how these stories shape our perceptions and expectations of digital technologies.
Mosco critiques the idea that technology alone can solve social problems, arguing that power structures and economic interests often influence technological development.
He discusses how the rhetoric of the digital sublime can obscure the social and political realities of technological advancement, perpetuating inequalities and reinforcing existing hierarchies.
The book offers a critical perspective on the cultural and ideological dimensions of the digital age, urging readers to question the utopian promises of technological progress.
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Leon Furze as writing about the narratives of myth and the sublime in relation to technologies.
Leon Furze as writing about the narratives of myth and the sublime in relation to technologies.
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Myths and Metaphors in the Age of Generative AI
