What needs to be emphasized in the context of this interview is that zak stein is highlighting the worst possible externalities of these advanced technologies. While it is important to track the issues that arise with them, they aren't exactly here as described in every household. There is a real potential danger to the model laid out in this presentation, and i can track zak's foresight, but the average person who listened and believed without experience in the field of this study could be traumatized by zak's very convincing exaggerations. Not to say that technology is not going in the direction that he's suggesting; i think that thinkers like him observe that there is very little attention being directed at the consequences of a complicated technology that doesn't map to the complex nature of human consciousness, the historicity of advanced technology (applied in warfare for example) has shown that it can't be trusted in the hands of a marketplace-dominated culture devoid of the recognition of human value, and so the reaction prioritizes urgency over tact. Given this understanding, i imagine that it's hard not to take a hardline counter-culture stand if you're capable of doing so. In my experience, my following the legacy of stein and schmachtenberger has further developed a rift between myself and my community who are unaware of the subject. It's not a new subject. I was introduced to the matter by the frankfurt school which was writing 60+ years ago. Reference the frankfurt school to any therapist or student of psychology and receive a blank stare. How can you not feel powerless under the weight of the implications if your socioeconomic status is nill.
What needs to be emphasized in the context of this interview is that zak stein is highlighting the worst possible externalities of these advanced technologies. While it is important to track the issues that arise with them, they aren't exactly here as described in every household. There is a real potential danger to the model laid out in this presentation, and i can track zak's foresight, but the average person who listened and believed without experience in the field of this study could be traumatized by zak's very convincing exaggerations. Not to say that technology is not going in the direction that he's suggesting; i think that thinkers like him observe that there is very little attention being directed at the consequences of a complicated technology that doesn't map to the complex nature of human consciousness, the historicity of advanced technology (applied in warfare for example) has shown that it can't be trusted in the hands of a marketplace-dominated culture devoid of the recognition of human value, and so the reaction prioritizes urgency over tact. Given this understanding, i imagine that it's hard not to take a hardline counter-culture stand if you're capable of doing so. In my experience, my following the legacy of stein and schmachtenberger has further developed a rift between myself and my community who are unaware of the subject. It's not a new subject. I was introduced to the matter by the frankfurt school which was writing 60+ years ago. Reference the frankfurt school to any therapist or student of psychology and receive a blank stare. How can you not feel powerless under the weight of the implications if your socioeconomic status is nill.