Capitalism Quote by Anonymous
““The double consequence of artifice--to project sentience out onto the made world and in turn to make sentience itself into a complex living artifact--is thus fractured, neatly fractured, into two separable consequences, one of which (projection) belongs to one group of people, and the other of which (reciprocation) belongs to another group of people, and this shattering of the original integrity of projection-reciprocation into a double location has its most sustained registration in the texture of analysis that alternates between an almost sensuous rendering of the inner desire and movements of capital (the large Artifact) on the one hand and an almost arithmetic recording of amplified human embodinedness on the other. Though the interior value of capital is projected there through the collective labor of the workers, it now (by becoming internally self-referential, and when once more externally referential, referring to a much smaller group of people whom it now disembodies and exempts from the process of production) standas apart from and against its own inventors.””
About This Quote
Artifice creates a split: projecting sentience onto objects and then turning that sentience into a commodity, fracturing original intent and leading to exploitation by different groups.
In simple terms: Creating artificial life splits purpose and invites exploitation.
Recognize and preserve authentic agency.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- product design
- media creation
- corporate strategy
- academic research
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does technology alter our sense of self?
- What safeguards protect genuine agency?
Risk of dehumanizing labor and widening inequality.