The smartphone – with its GPS, texts, voice recognition, and kaleidoscope of other apps – has become an indispensable appendage to modern humans. In fact, we are so awash with these technologies that we have become merged with them – our culture, institutions, ways of thinking, and even our DNA. Meanwhile, the systemic embrace of algorithm technology has resulted in staggering economic inequity and environmental collapse, widespread alienation and disconnection from Nature.
Something feels wrong about it, yet we are still accustomed to buying online or attending a video meeting. It seldom crosses ...
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