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INFOWAR: embrace our interconnection with the world
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ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 98
INFOWAR. information.macht.krieg
Linz, Austria, september 07 - 12
http://www.aec.at/infowar
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RE "We desperately need to embrace our interconnection with the world. It's
the only way out of cynicism. Rushkoff made a clear distinction between the
human sphere and the technologicalsphere although pointing out the
interconnections. What I would like to see emerge is a new approach to
defining ourselves from the get-go as bionically FUSED with our technology AND
the surrounding ecosphere.
I'd like to embrace spirit as a "subjective biome." "Aliveness" multiplied. A
post-psychological, post-human, post-art sense of worldbeing (and
responsibility for that being) which nearly approximates what Native
Americans have expressed about the wilderness as a "great spirit.""
Yes, that's what much of this is about. The internet was a good start, the web
even better (esp. for artists) but there are darker destructive and commercial
forces worming their way into this same interconnectedness.
Our interconnection with 'nature' can be effected simply by adjusting our
attitudes, but fully connecting with humanity requires some real careful
discrimination, or, like the native Americans, you'll get absorbed or wiped
out by the dominant society!
By the way, all:
I see the term "new age" or New Age being tossed about in these discussions.
How about defining this and see whether we know what that really means?
JH
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