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Cade Diehm via nettime-l on Wed, 1 Apr 2026 17:07:58 +0200 (CEST)
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<nettime> The Great Convergence and Its Discontents
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- Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 17:07:03 +0200
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Nettime,
One day you wake up and missiles are falling on Tehran. A girl's school
is obliterated and explained away as an 'AI hallucination'. The men who
ordered it read GPT-tinged speeches, and none of it feels real because
the last time you saw these people, they were podcasters and cable news
hosts. Another strongman wins an election – the headlines call it a
shock win. All you feel is deja vu. Your body knows better.
You reach for your allies and find dust. You were so sure we were
stronger, together. But the organisations that promised they would
prevent this either no longer exist, or are unrecognisable. And you may
ask yourself, "how did I get here?"
You are not alone. It's tempting to look for answers that neatly explain
everything. There are many reasons why, but here are two that together
will help make sense of why this happened, why the people who seized
power are who they are, and why their grip on power is far more brittle
than it looks. Moments like these come once in a lifetime.
https://newdesigncongress.org/en/pub/the-great-convergence-and-its-discontents/
- Cade
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