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| − | In recent years, techno-scientific progress has started to utterly transform our world – changing it almost beyond recognition. In this extraordinary new book, renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek turns to look at the brave new world of Big Tech, revealing how, with each new wave of innovation, we find ourselves moving closer and closer to a bizarrely literal realisation of Marx’s prediction that ‘all that is solid melts into air.’ With the automation of work, the virtualisation of money, the dissipation of class communities and the rise of immaterial, intellectual labour, the global capitalist edifice is beginning to crumble, more quickly than ever before-and it is now on the verge of vanishing entirely. | + | In [[recent]] years, techno-[[scientific]] [[progress]] has started to utterly transform our [[world]] – changing it almost beyond [[recognition]]. In this extraordinary new book, renowned [[philosopher]] [[Slavoj Žižek]] turns to look at the brave new world of Big Tech, revealing how, with each new wave of innovation, we find ourselves moving closer and closer to a bizarrely literal realisation of Marx’s prediction that ‘all that is solid melts into air.’ With the automation of [[work]], the virtualisation of [[money]], the dissipation of [[class]] communities and the rise of immaterial, [[intellectual]] labour, the [[global]] [[capitalist]] edifice is beginning to crumble, more quickly than ever before-and it is now on the verge of vanishing entirely. |
| − | But what will come next? Against a backdrop of constant socio-technological upheaval, how could any kind of authentic change take place? In such a context, Žižek argues, there can be no great social triumph – because lasting revolution has already come into the scene, like a thief in broad daylight, stealing into sight right before our very eyes. What we must do now is wake up and see it. | + | But what will come next? Against a backdrop of constant socio-technological upheaval, how could any kind of authentic [[change]] take [[place]]? In such a context, Žižek argues, there can be no great [[social]] triumph – because lasting [[revolution]] has already come into the [[scene]], like a thief in broad daylight, stealing into [[sight]] [[right]] before our very eyes. What we must do now is wake up and see it. |
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Book Description
In recent years, techno-scientific progress has started to utterly transform our world – changing it almost beyond recognition. In this extraordinary new book, renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek turns to look at the brave new world of Big Tech, revealing how, with each new wave of innovation, we find ourselves moving closer and closer to a bizarrely literal realisation of Marx’s prediction that ‘all that is solid melts into air.’ With the automation of work, the virtualisation of money, the dissipation of class communities and the rise of immaterial, intellectual labour, the global capitalist edifice is beginning to crumble, more quickly than ever before-and it is now on the verge of vanishing entirely.
But what will come next? Against a backdrop of constant socio-technological upheaval, how could any kind of authentic change take place? In such a context, Žižek argues, there can be no great social triumph – because lasting revolution has already come into the scene, like a thief in broad daylight, stealing into sight right before our very eyes. What we must do now is wake up and see it.
