Tag: planetary era
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From WEIRD Society to FACE RIP Society: AI, Human Agency, and the Crisis of Civilization
Artificial intelligence is not merely changing technology. It is reshaping the foundations of civilization. This essay examines the transition from WEIRD Society — Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic — to what Mo Gawdat calls the FACE RIP Society: a world transformed by AI across freedom, accountability, connection, economics, reality, intelligence, and power. By placing…
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The Power of the Disinformation Ecosystem in the Planetary Era
In the planetary era, disinformation is no longer a marginal disturbance in public life. Fake news, deepfake, memes, and algorithmic platforms have become part of a vast ecosystem that reshapes how society understands truth, evidence, and knowledge. This essay argues that the crisis is not merely technological, political, or media-related. It is philosophical. Human beings…