commit 4896ba04f0eb69935b1da6477a98d5fefb5e2a46
parent 3554bf9116e14c34012ebbc63689fa46839d54cb
Author: Brendan Howell <brendan@howell-ersatz.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 13:12:38 +0100
Merge branch 'master' of bleu255.com:/var/www/git.bleu255.com/repos/pmc-aesthetics-pres
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
@@ -181,12 +181,7 @@ class: inverted, middle, center
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-[composite image of burning e-waste, coltan mining, riot at iphone factory etc. mine waste tailing pond, etc etc.]
-- deceptive:
-- Because while it presents itself as detached from material realities and constraints, it is in fact dependent on material constraints and the systemic extraction and physical processing of resources
-- USEFUL REF FOR PAPER: kittler's critique of the immateriality idea (There is no software)
-- TODO: a few concrete examples of such material constraints and extractivism (examples where this has led to societal issues)
- - smartphones as disposable commodities: you're not supposed to get attached to the material device but to the brand (e.g. Apple), you can't even open the device (no self-repair) -> facilitates/forces faster replacement cycles -> overproduction increases sizes of electronic junk piles and drains water sources in other parts of the world
+- all this stuff is deceptive because while it presents itself as detached from material realities and constraints, it is in fact dependent on material constraints and the systemic extraction and physical processing of resources
---
class: inverted, middle, center
