On the Problem of Technological Alienation in the Digital Age

Zixin Wei

doi:10.54097/8hq3zd06

Authors

Zixin Wei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/8hq3zd06

Keywords:

Digital Age, Technological Alienation, Capital Logic, Technology for Good

Abstract

As we step into the digital age, technology has deeply penetrated into human production and life, enveloping people in a state of digital existence. In this process, the dissolution of individual subjectivity, the profit-driven logic of capital, and the duality of technology have given rise to the negative effects and alienation of technology. Consequently, human society has become overly dependent on technology and trapped in the dilemmas of digital survival. To address the problem of technological alienation, the key lies in carefully examining its various manifestations in the digital era. Practical approaches include cultivating a sense of autonomy and reconstructing critical thinking; transcending capital logic and improving social institutions; strengthening reflection on technology and promoting tech for good. In this way, technology can truly serve the fundamental goal of human emancipation and the free and all-round development of individuals.

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