Media, Information and Technoculture 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Gestell
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[modern] technology nullifies what it regards as nothing, of no account . If gestell is a way of being, transforming ourselves to develop in a certain way. Gestell canbe understood as a desire that when followed critically, endangers a way of being that constantly threatens to sever us from the world, eachother and ourselves. Real danger of modern tech. is the nullifying force we manifest in the depletion of meaningful life. Effectively ignoring that which is seen to have no account lose sight of what is essential. Unrestricted technical development, almost invisible for most of us to read it correctly, we must adjust our thinking. Nihilism reveals itself i abundance, shows itself where there are lots of the same things. Reduces and destroys that which is deemed to be valueless, because it is perceived as worthless. The world we share appears as relief, something brought to a front while others disappear into the background.