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The Trouble with Modernity - Mary Harrington | Maiden Mother Matriarch 84

Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

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Technologizing Human Nature

Attempting to technologize human nature, whether to transcend or abolish hierarchies, is likely to fail as it involves waging war on our own nature. The pursuit of abolishing human nature using technology may result in a self-defeating project, where the closer one gets to the goal, the less capable they are of valuing the achieved results. Similar to the inability of the pill to abolish sexual dynamics, technologizing fundamental human aspects like intelligence distribution or family bonds is expected to displace rather than eliminate these aspects.

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