It always pisses me off that there are no comments or discussions on these essential articles that Eric writes. 'Yeah, Eric, that was a great read and a thoughtful article, and I had never looked at it that way before, so I'll give you a red heart and move on.'
Yeah? No.
Is this what we will keep doing through the darkness rolling in that Eric described?
I would love (and ask asking) Eric to write a detailed article on what complete digital disembodiment will feel like. It’s difficult to grasp what that is without real-world examples of what and how it would feel to live with full digital handcuffs and shackles in terms of my body, my life, and my relationship with the natural world and natural law, the basis of everything valuable and real for me.
We need a primer. I need a primer. Maybe you already know all this. I don't. I certainly don't know enough. The definition of disembodiment from Webster is:
-To disembody is to divest of a body, of corporeal existence, or of reality.
When I discuss digital disembodiment with friends, no matter their generation or age, they only have a vague idea of what I mean. We need a foundational understanding. No meaningful or lasting change can occur until we can comprehend what it will feel to live fully in a digital world and to be disembodied—not just the definition of the term but how it will manifest in and impact our lives.
Unconscious delusion, woken up briefly from by aggression and attack...look around at the world we are living in. We can do this as a conversation if you want.
And perhaps an increasingly apparent tendency towards passive aggression as well as "spiritual bypass," in which so many more people--friends, as well as relative strangers engaged in argument or disagreement--will say "I love you," as a fall-back and recurring mantra to divert meaningful and authentic engagement.
I agree. No nuance or challenge in having a deeper connection or ability to grow intimacy. Phone calls became texts which became emojis. I stopped using a smartphone and facebook because I was tired of my own imprisonment. Many people seem irked at the audacity of having an actual conversation anymore. I am pleased, however, that what little I have is actually authentic.
It always pisses me off that there are no comments or discussions on these essential articles that Eric writes. 'Yeah, Eric, that was a great read and a thoughtful article, and I had never looked at it that way before, so I'll give you a red heart and move on.'
Yeah? No.
Is this what we will keep doing through the darkness rolling in that Eric described?
I would love (and ask asking) Eric to write a detailed article on what complete digital disembodiment will feel like. It’s difficult to grasp what that is without real-world examples of what and how it would feel to live with full digital handcuffs and shackles in terms of my body, my life, and my relationship with the natural world and natural law, the basis of everything valuable and real for me.
We need a primer. I need a primer. Maybe you already know all this. I don't. I certainly don't know enough. The definition of disembodiment from Webster is:
-To disembody is to divest of a body, of corporeal existence, or of reality.
When I discuss digital disembodiment with friends, no matter their generation or age, they only have a vague idea of what I mean. We need a foundational understanding. No meaningful or lasting change can occur until we can comprehend what it will feel to live fully in a digital world and to be disembodied—not just the definition of the term but how it will manifest in and impact our lives.
Numbness and aggression. Not feeling much at all.
Disinterest in the world.
Unconscious delusion, woken up briefly from by aggression and attack...look around at the world we are living in. We can do this as a conversation if you want.
And perhaps an increasingly apparent tendency towards passive aggression as well as "spiritual bypass," in which so many more people--friends, as well as relative strangers engaged in argument or disagreement--will say "I love you," as a fall-back and recurring mantra to divert meaningful and authentic engagement.
I agree. No nuance or challenge in having a deeper connection or ability to grow intimacy. Phone calls became texts which became emojis. I stopped using a smartphone and facebook because I was tired of my own imprisonment. Many people seem irked at the audacity of having an actual conversation anymore. I am pleased, however, that what little I have is actually authentic.