Originally published at: https://ethical.net/ethical/magic-and-the-machine-notes-on-technology-and-animism-in-an-age-of-ecological-wipeout/
A hallmark of the puzzling era we’re now living through is a remarkable juxtaposition of two apparently contrary trends. In many social circles, there exists a buoyant sense of possibility, an upbeat and expectant optimism with regard to the near and long-term future. Yet in other societal spheres, a spreading despondency weighs folks down whenever…