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As such we can extrapolate from the authoritarianism of fascism to the dominionism found in the quest to create artificial life. As 19th century Americans enacted what they believed to be God’s will in seeking conquest over nature, today’s theocratic fascists aim for mastery of the technological sphere and the creation of life in its purest form. Synthesis of artificial life would be the ultimate expression of man’s authoritarianism.
Emily F. Gorcenski
Norman Packard
They even showed up in a Canadian parliamentary debate about the pandemic. “We see something bigger than us, something bigger than we could possibly imagine,” said Charlie Angus, a member of Parliament. “Timothy Morton calls it a hyperobject, something we cannot even completely comprehend. That is the power of this pandemic.”
At the End of the World, It’s Hyperobjects All the Way Down
Laura Hudson
I think it makes sense that people are looking back wistfully to a time before the natural world started dying, before our shared cultural forms degraded into mass marketing and before our cities and towns became anonymous employment hubs.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
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