Utopia/Dystopia(Totalitarianism)

What is “digital totalitarianism”?

A dystopian state where human freedom erodes as algorithms and data systems control decisions.

examples of digital totalitarian systems today?

Facebook, Google, Netflix, Amazon.

What happens to humans under digital totalitarianism?

reduced to predictable, programmable beings—like robots.

What is technological determinism?

technological progress determines humanity’s future, leaving no escape from its control.

What does Heidegger warn about technological determinism?

Humans will be dominated by technology’s endless expansion.

What does the social critique of technology argue?

problem lies in capitalism and socioeconomic structures that drive technological domination.

proposed way out of dystopia?

Transforming the social and economic structure behind technological growth.

What overall message do the slides convey?

Humanity’s utopian dreams of progress often turn dystopian when technology becomes self-perpetuating and controls human life.