Digital totalitarianism is being downloaded... And normopathology (or when madness becomes the norm)
- Ariane Bilheran
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Unicorn No. 23 by Ariane Bilheran, November 5, 2025.
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"The ultimate hope was to produce articulate speech from the larynx without any intervention from the higher centers of the brain. This goal was frankly stated in the Newspeak word 'duckspeak' which meant 'to quack like a duck.' And the highest praise one could give a speaker was for his excellence in 'duckspeak.'"
George Orwell, 1984.
Digital prison, "facial recognition", the world of robots, "proof of humanity", and transhumanism hostile to humankind... This Unicorn #23 invites you to take stock of this digital totalitarianism currently being downloaded. As we swim in the midst of "normopathology," a concept I define as an era where madness becomes the norm, the questions of Kantian metaphysics deserve to be asked. What can I know? What should I do? What am I allowed to hope for?
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