The Power and Appeal of Manipulation

Mario Radovan
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Mario Radovan: Department of Informatics, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 71-82

Abstract: Information technology has facilitated the creation of a virtual reality which differs from the reality in which we live. We preach sublime ideals, but our public discourse is reduced to manipulation. We extol freedom and democracy, but we live in a world of fears. We prise truth, but we preach and believe what serves our interests. Information technology allows and compels us to see how imperfect our behaviour has been. In this way it helps people in their efforts to face their weaknesses, and humanity to save itself from itself. However, information technology has also facilitated total surveillance and control over people, which leads towards a totalitarian world. The mythical struggle between Good and Evil has been taking place in people and between them. Technology is the means in this struggle, but its course and outcome depend more on human nature than on technology.

Date: 2015
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