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diff --git a/worlding/_annot.md b/worlding/_annot.md index e6a3bbb..7cb8def 100644 --- a/worlding/_annot.md +++ b/worlding/_annot.md @@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ Tags: reflection, digitalization reservation > that digital technologies, ofall things, would represent such an Elysian province [FastGPT](https://kagi.com/fastgpt) was asked the following: + > which poetic significance might be hinted at in the phrase "provinces that are free of 48 The Politics of Digitalization self-contradiction and dialectics, and that digital technologies, of all things, would represent such an Elysian province"? The response was this: + > The phrase "provinces that are free of self-contradiction and dialectics" suggests territories or domains that are not subject to internal conflicts or opposing forces. The reference to such provinces as "Elysian" evokes the Greek mythological conception of Elysium as a paradise or ideal place of contentment. Seen in this light, describing digital technologies as representing "such an Elysian province" portrays them as seemingly offering a harmonious, contradiction-free realm. However, the passage may also hint that this portrayal is overly simplistic or even illusory, since all human creations and systems are subject to tensions between opposing elements or the potential for unintended consequences over time.¹ ¹ [[PDF] Reading Contemporary Performance | TDM CoLLab 2020](https://tdmcollab.share.library.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Reading-Contemporary-Performance.pdf) |