It is highly recommended to read today the Cultura|s of La Vanguardia to see how far the influence of the technological platforms that are part of our daily lives goes and how, without us realizing it, they change our habits, and worse, our thinking. The so-called Dark Enlightenment is quietly making its way and points to a future where democracy is already something decadent and useless, and what matters is living under regimes dominated by oligarchs of large companies where technology is worshiped. Voices like those of writers Carlos Fernández Liria and Eudald Espluga, who discuss the issue in the supplement, should be taken very seriously.
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It is easy to reach the pessimistic conclusion that these discourses cry out in the wilderness because, if we look at the electoral results taking place worldwide, it is striking how citizens do not hesitate to bet on far-right formations and it does not seem that the pendulum marking this trend today will swing in the opposite direction in the future. It is worth adding that part of the success of these parties is based precisely on the fact that they have received financial help and support on social networks from these large technological groups.
Donald Trump has been the great battering ram of this movement that promotes a new international order, where traditional law and the role of organizations like the UN or the Hague Tribunal are already outdated. His alliance with the techno-oligarchs makes his work easier, as his ideas are spread with remarkable success thanks to their algorithms. If you were born in the rich part of the planet, you will live in a happy world, although, yes, subjected to the dictatorship of these techno-oligarchs. And if you were born in the poor part, you have a problem.
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The impact of AI to transform the world as we have known it so far is the icing on the cake. Its implementation will speed up all these changes and help the implementation of the Dark Enlightenment. At least it is good that we reflect and express our opinions about it.
