The Lush Level

The Strength of Civil Resistance

Our time has a ominious yet unnoticable narrative of detachment when we look at new technologies' effect on us, how its run by a marketfundamentalist system where its propaganda about being a progressive consumerist is part of the definition of being modern, and those who show scepticism and reluctance are falsely assumed to be socially less intelligent.  Whenever a new techological device -whether for practical or social use - is launched on the market; the ability of being critical towards it strands. The history of technology is also - equally to its successes, yet more understated - one of blindness, misuse and unforseeable consequences. And all of it has had and will continue to influence our mindset as soon as it becomes part of our culture and everyday lifestyles and, thus, builting the reception for the next invention advertised to be good in itself simply because it is new. The beauty of 21st cenury tech is that it is increasingly acessible to everyone and improve our lives. However, when advertised as "necessities", it is also causing problems for the environment and for life quality. Moreover; our time to think  about this is replaced by its excessive use and the frequency of pouring out new such products.

The Strength of Civil Resistance

J.K. Svarthe