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Modern Narcissus

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uch a widespread use of digital technologies has seemingly enabled greater connectivity among people, but at the same time, it has facilitated the emergence of the modern Narcissus, a self-centered individual who is dependent on their smartphone and the opinions of others. How can we rid ourselves of these illusions? The figure of Narcissus comes … Read more

Digitalization of Society

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Society Digitization Maybe some of you have come across a short story by E.M. Forster during the lockdown called “The Machine Stops”, which made headlines for its extraordinary prediction. Written in 1909, five years before the cataclysmic event of World War I, the author describes a future world where people “self-isolate”, communicate with each other … Read more