#title Technological Biteback
#subtitle Theme intro
#author Fifth Estate Collective
#SORTauthors Fifth Estate Collective;
#date 2015
#source [[https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/394-summer-2015/technological-biteback]]
#lang en
#pubdate 2015-09-05
#notes Fifth Estate #394, Summer 2015 — Technology

While many of us dream of green forests and a restored natural world, there are others who embrace the machine to the extent of desiring to become one. Echoing the horrors of dystopian sci-fi novels, transhumanism and singularity advocates celebrate the merging of the human brain with computers. But, this grotesque movement comes at a time when there is growing apprehension of what technological Frankensteins have created.

In this section, we examine how quickly paradigms can change and the impact of cyber-technology.