Listen "Technology and the Return of the Old Gods"
Episode Synopsis
Today’s show returns to the subject of the disenchantment and reenchantment of the world. The Pugsters discuss an article arguing that technology in the form of the bots and algorithms that control so much of online life function today much like the angels and demons of the premodern world, with the tech gurus who are behind it all functioning like priest-kings with data analysts as their prophets. A lively conversation around techno-paganism, techno-gnosticism, and the implications of online life in general follows.
Article: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/technology-and-the-return-of-the-old-gods/
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Article: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/technology-and-the-return-of-the-old-gods/
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