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Zarządzanie cyfrowym wykluczeniem jako zasób strategiczny
Managing digital exclusion as a strategic resource

Author(s): Maciej Gurtowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Instytut Dyskursu i Dialogu
Keywords: addictive technologies;crisis;discourse;digital addictions;digital exlusion;scapegoating ritual;security;social media;surveillance capitalism;Turing test;

Summary/Abstract: Current crisis of western civilization create a demand for reintegration ritual. For decades a scapegoat ritual played such a role. Modern digital technologies are considered a good candidate for a new scapegoat, who will be forced to plead guilty for our sins. Digital technologies are accused of many negatives. But scapegoating ritual has its own logic, which after all eventually turn former scapegoat into godlike being. In order to recover some control over the pervading process of digitalization we need a kind of digital exclusion management. It is commonly said that digital exclusion is a social problem. We present an argument that it is rather a strategic asset.

  • Issue Year: II/2020
  • Issue No: 1 (3)
  • Page Range: 9-25
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish