Machina et Anima

Digital Schwarze Sonne

On the terminal entropy of the world and physical alchemy as a practice of resistance against the black light of algorithmic capitalism.

Jun 20 •

Capital is pure exit

Palantir, UBI and digital currencies: the rise of technocracy — in its many forms — and the end of politics as we knew it.

Jun 7 •

AI will make human creativity irrelevant

Beyond the threshold, in the temple of capitalist alien schizophrenia, new Gods await us. Here, Pepe the Frog evokes more emotion than Caravaggio.

Apr 6 •

Nothing human makes it out of the near-future

Sit comfortably and enjoy the meltdown.

Mar 21 •

Sun, Steel and Silicon

Without inner discipline, AI is merely a substitute for spiritual and physical labor: it is Gnosis as a Service, offering knowledge that remains an…

Mar 12 •

Dead Internet Theory: reality or conspiracy?

There is a theory that suggests that the Internet, once a realm of human creativity and freedom, is now actually a dead place, digitally rotting in its…

Mar 10 •

Neuralink and the Mark of the Beast

The human-machine integration between damnation and transcendence; between brain hacking and paranoia; between utopia and dystopia.

Feb 18 •

The Meme is reality: we are all nazis

Elon Musk performs a Roman salute at Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Or does he? It doesn’t matter. All that matters is the meme.

Jan 21 •

The Phenomenon of Surveillance Capitalism

Sociologist Shoshana Zuboff popularized the concept of "surveillance capitalism." Let’s explore what this phenomenon entails and some of the critiques…

Jan 2 •

Millennials and the Millennium Bug: lost Heroes in the Age of Acceleration

From the Y2K glitch to '90s nostalgia: a generation trapped between past and future, called to redefine its role in the chaos of the present.

Dec 24, 2024 •

The disobedience of Pi

When the irrational breaks the recursive universal loop.

Dec 12, 2024 •

Reflections on the Abyss

How Generative AI mirrors humanity's collective unconscious. A reflection on opportunities and existential risks from three real life stories.

Nov 26, 2024 •

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