The recent launch of TIDAL from Jay-Z and Co. have given us another perfect example of this particular combination of elitism, self-regard and detachment from everyday reality.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: society
Will Virtual Reality Make Us More Anti-Social?
Virtual Reality will prove, in many examples over time, to be anti-social. Which is why we should not shy away from the question, and cannot allow ourselves to hide from the plausible repercussions of this new technology.… Continue Reading
![[Review] Propaganda: Power and Persuasion](https://www.futureconscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/propaganda2-125x125.jpg)
[Review] Propaganda: Power and Persuasion
Expectations were set high for the British Library’s most recent look at the history of propaganda – the methods it uses, the topics it focuses on and the ubiquity of its existence.… Continue Reading
Taking a Digital Holiday: Are We Digital Natives or Addicts?
It was quite clear that I had become habitual in my smartphone use over and beyond its capacity to enhance my lifestyle, mindless in my use that allowed impulsive behaviour patterns to lead the way. I was a digital addict, and my paraphernalia of choice was manufactured by Samsung working in tandem with those Android peddlers over at Google.… Continue Reading
The Power of We? A Story of You, and Me, and I, and Us
So it’s Blog Action Day 2012, and as I’ve contributed to this great initiative in 2009 and 2010 I wanted to pick up the habit again and join in this year’s topic: The Power of We.… Continue Reading
The Militarisation of the London 2012 Olympics
Typhoon fighter jets, snipers in RAF helicopters, Royal Navy assault ships, tens of thousands of military personnel, crowd surveillance drones and missile systems on top of apartment blocks. Welcome to London 2012. Welcome to the largest mobilisation of military in this country since the end of WWII.… Continue Reading