Technology and Progress – Quote by Alvin Toffler
“Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.”
Alvin Toffler
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Ventilators are just helicopters – Unknown
“Ventilators are just helicopters that have given up on their dreams and now work in an office.”
Unbekannt
Illusion and Reality – Jean Baudrillard Quote
“Illusion is no longer possible, because the real is no longer possible.”
Jean Baudrillard
Illusion and Reality – Jean Baudrillard Quote
“Illusion is no longer possible, because the real is no longer possible.”
Jean Baudrillard
Illusion Is No Longer Possible – Jean Baudrillard
“Illusion is no longer possible, because the real is no longer possible.”
Jean Baudrillard
Augustine of Hippo Quotes: The Power of Truth Like a Lion
“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
Augustinus von Hippo
Bertrand Russell Quote: Why Expert Consensus Should Warn You!
“When all experts agree, you need to watch out.”
Bertrand Russell
Robert Simmon Quotes: The Creation of the Famous Blue Marble Unveiled!
“The hard part was creating a flat map of the Earth’s surface with four months’ of satellite data. Reto Stockli, now at the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, did much of this work. Then we wrapped the flat map around a ball. My part was integrating the surface, clouds, and oceans to match people’s expectations of how Earth looks from space. That ball became the famous Blue Marble.”
Robert Simmon
Chris Hedges on the Dangerous Illusion of Reality – Insights from Empire of Illusion
“A public that can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction is left to interpret reality through illusion. Random facts or obscure bits of data and trivia are used either to bolster illusion and give it credibility, or discarded if they interfere with the message. The worse reality becomes—for example, as foreclosures and unemployment skyrocket—the more people seek refuge and comfort in illusions. When opinions cannot be distinguished from facts, when there is no universal standard to determine truth in law, in science, in scholarship, or in reporting the events of the day, when the most valued skill is the ability to entertain, the world becomes a place where lies become true, where people can believe what they want to believe. This is the real danger of pseudo-events and why pseudo-events are far more pernicious than stereotypes. They do not explain reality, as stereotypes attempt to, but replace reality. Pseudo-events redefine reality by the parameters set by their creators. These creators, who make massive profits selling illusions, have a vested interest in maintaining the power structures they control.”
Chris Hedges
Wolfgang Borchert Quote: The Generation Without Ties and Depth – A Profound Truth
“We are the generation without ties and without depth. Our depth is the abyss. We are the generation without happiness, without home and without farewell. Our sun is narrow, our love is cruel and our youth is without youth. And we are the generation without boundaries, without restraint and protection – cast out of the playpen of childhood into a world prepared for us by those who despise us for it.”
Wolfgang Borchert