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QUESTION: (5) How are technology and the technological organization of life a response to nihilism according to Junger? How is the integration of technology and humanity negatively depicted in Dada art?
Technology and the technological organization of life is a response to nihilism according to Junger in that people constantly rely on modern day technology. The influence of technology has made many changes throughout the world and some of this is seen in Dada art. The merging of technology with humanity is negatively depicted in Dada art. Technology changes the world that we live in and most importantly the role of humans in society, and how we interact in relationship to it.
It is a response to nihilism according to Junger in that people have begun to rely on technology more, rather than hiring people for each one’s individual values, for instance. This is seen in the quote Junger in which he states, “…as can be observed wherever the training of a man as a type rather than as an individual…” (p.21). People are hired because they belong to a certain group, they become valued more for the potential of their skill rather than their individuality. This quote relates to technology in that the computer scientist would know more about technology as compared to a baker. What would a baker know about BIOS systems, programming and the like. Technology has expanded almost exponentially and has sort of encapsulated everything that we as humans cannot do. It has the ability of doing things more efficiently and even faster than humans can. They are capable of doing calculations in a couple of seconds, even the ones that are more complex, while it may take the average mathematician a few hours to solve it. Another example of this is the invention of war machinery such as machine guns, airplanes, and missiles. As stated by junger, “… manned planes… constructed as airborne missiles, which from great heights can dive down to strike with lethal accuracy the nerve centers of enemy resistance”(p.18). In essence technology makes us more adpet at waging war on each other. Additionally, the integration of technology and humanity are negatively depicted in Dada art in that technology changed around many things.
The integration of technology and humanity is negatively depicted in Dada art. Technology has improved so much it has been taking over the role of humans in their careers. Junger states, “...the growing objectification of our life appears most distinctly in technology,…Technology is our uniform” (p.31). Junger is trying to point out that technology has become a part of our daily lives. It has been replacing the “human factor” in many places because it is more efficient and leaves room for the ever present human error. This is also present on modern warfare. Junger also claims that the, “the increasing mobility of battle operations, which our technological age strives to achieve in the construction of new war machinery, promises not only a renewal of strategic operations but also heralds the rise of a more hardened and invulnerable type of soldier…”(p.35). Technological organizations have been improving their equipment for combat trying to minimize the risk of getting hurt to the soldier. Indeed they strive to create these new “technological” soldiers. During Dadaism art has portrayed the technical improvements and inventions that were occurring during that period of time. In that period of time; equipment for war was being invented and photography and painting became popular in those days. Photos displayed damages of the war, and paintings displayed the enhancement of technology. Most of the artists of that time, around the 1920’s, most of the paintings consist of some type of technology in it. Technology is negatively depicted in that technology is slowly taking the place of human values. Since technology has been improving as seen in Dada art, it has even taken over the human mind, as seen in the painting “Dada Siegt”, by Raoul Hausmann.
In the modern world, technology has improved so much that one cannot live without technology. It is easy to take for granted how much we owe to technology. Every day when we step out our doors we step into a technological world. Even when it comes to career jobs, hirees are judged based on “type”, rather than as an individual. Technology has become so accurate that machinery can do the job of what a human used to do. In addition, technology and humanity have both been negatively depicted in Dada art because most of the paintings during that era display that technology will soon win over the human mind.
QUESTION: (5) How are technology and the technological organization of life a response to nihilism according to Junger? How is the integration of technology and humanity negatively depicted in Dada art?
Technology and the technological organization of life is a response to nihilism according to Junger in that people constantly rely on modern day technology. The influence of technology has made many changes throughout the world and some of this is seen in Dada art. The merging of technology with humanity is negatively depicted in Dada art. Technology changes the world that we live in and most importantly the role of humans in society, and how we interact in relationship to it.
It is a response to nihilism according to Junger in that people have begun to rely on technology more, rather than hiring people for each one’s individual values, for instance. This is seen in the quote Junger in which he states, “…as can be observed wherever the training of a man as a type rather than as an individual…” (p.21). People are hired because they belong to a certain group, they become valued more for the potential of their skill rather than their individuality. This quote relates to technology in that the computer scientist would know more about technology as compared to a baker. What would a baker know about BIOS systems, programming and the like. Technology has expanded almost exponentially and has sort of encapsulated everything that we as humans cannot do. It has the ability of doing things more efficiently and even faster than humans can. They are capable of doing calculations in a couple of seconds, even the ones that are more complex, while it may take the average mathematician a few hours to solve it. Another example of this is the invention of war machinery such as machine guns, airplanes, and missiles. As stated by junger, “… manned planes… constructed as airborne missiles, which from great heights can dive down to strike with lethal accuracy the nerve centers of enemy resistance”(p.18). In essence technology makes us more adpet at waging war on each other. Additionally, the integration of technology and humanity are negatively depicted in Dada art in that technology changed around many things.
The integration of technology and humanity is negatively depicted in Dada art. Technology has improved so much it has been taking over the role of humans in their careers. Junger states, “...the growing objectification of our life appears most distinctly in technology,…Technology is our uniform” (p.31). Junger is trying to point out that technology has become a part of our daily lives. It has been replacing the “human factor” in many places because it is more efficient and leaves room for the ever present human error. This is also present on modern warfare. Junger also claims that the, “the increasing mobility of battle operations, which our technological age strives to achieve in the construction of new war machinery, promises not only a renewal of strategic operations but also heralds the rise of a more hardened and invulnerable type of soldier…”(p.35). Technological organizations have been improving their equipment for combat trying to minimize the risk of getting hurt to the soldier. Indeed they strive to create these new “technological” soldiers. During Dadaism art has portrayed the technical improvements and inventions that were occurring during that period of time. In that period of time; equipment for war was being invented and photography and painting became popular in those days. Photos displayed damages of the war, and paintings displayed the enhancement of technology. Most of the artists of that time, around the 1920’s, most of the paintings consist of some type of technology in it. Technology is negatively depicted in that technology is slowly taking the place of human values. Since technology has been improving as seen in Dada art, it has even taken over the human mind, as seen in the painting “Dada Siegt”, by Raoul Hausmann.
In the modern world, technology has improved so much that one cannot live without technology. It is easy to take for granted how much we owe to technology. Every day when we step out our doors we step into a technological world. Even when it comes to career jobs, hirees are judged based on “type”, rather than as an individual. Technology has become so accurate that machinery can do the job of what a human used to do. In addition, technology and humanity have both been negatively depicted in Dada art because most of the paintings during that era display that technology will soon win over the human mind.
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