"My generation will be known for wanting to die and memes" Nihilism, algoritms and politics

In last times, we have observed as a phenomenon, how the ghost of authoritarianism wanders Europe, as there has been a rise in the extolling of the old culture, old values, and moralism. In the postmodern air, we have seen with disgust that Make America Great Again propaganda, which for those who call themselves with a good memory, evokes historical memories of an authoritarian nature.

The Liberals trembled, frightened, when they saw Marine Le Pen come close to winning the elections in France. As much as in Bolsonaro's case. Just as every Westerner trembles to know that in China, Uighur people are recluded on concentration camps, that are shown to us as schools, and a system of points is being implemented, based on fidelity to the regime. As we seen on Blade-Runner. Even to say it that way, is already proof of that fear.

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But it isn't wrong at all, to have some historical conciousness and sci-fi as long as it does not end, not only watching, but also thinking backwards.

There is a bifurcation that is necessary to emphasize in this case, and maybe even you, reader, enter in one of these cases, because any of these cases are dangerous. Given the feeling that the ideals of modernity have been lost, that nihilism is approaching like a bullet train without brakes, the individual can take two positions:

1. He recognizes himself from the outset, as unable to do anything before the absolute loss of values, and tirelessly wants to return to those Old Good Days,  remember a golden age that we have destroyed, a world, and world's idea itself that must be restored. Speaking of course both pop culture, as Academia and even religion. Neofascism, neo-communism and alternative political positions, neopaganism, purism in art. The feeling of Nostalgia, is predominant in all of them tending to the collectivity and nationalism.

2. The individual can try to rebel against the absolute loss of values, brave, but without the ability to propose anything new, in a limbo where the depressed humanities naïve student is, for example. The young spirit that fears and still has a spark of change, but without to be able to change anything without will to instruction. Hard to say, but postmodernism, in the broadest sense of the word. - Even if postmodernism itself it's tired of this conception, has postmodernism died? - The feeling that predominates is Anguish. It tends to an egoist individualism, irrationalism, globalism and hedonistic behavior.

Consider both dangerous, because none is capable of understanding, in depth, how the world is changing for our entire species. In order to understand not only What germans ... No, but what the Westerners are losing, we will have to make a quick recount.

Do not things seem more and more sad? I do not talk about politics, nor about ecology, that although they also influence us, right now we are concerned about what happens to the individual. The suicide rate increases, we separate more and more, while we communicate as never before ... There will be more communication between individuals, but there is much less contact with humanity, better not talk about empathy.

We are increasingly conditioned to not only trust, but blindly believe in our reason, our judge; what is right for us, we are losing our ability to think. On base, of course, algorithms. If you have been on the internet for a while, or if you have seen the latest in European legislation for Internet, your stomach will have turned upside down with that word.

Whatever that algorithmic name is, we know two things about it: that it knows us better than we do, and that it sells our information to the highest bidder. But without going into many details, we can say that not only does that, its usefulness, and its power, are reaching a point of no return. Have you thought about how Spotify recommends you with a high percentage of success only music that you like, or Netflix and YouTube suggestions for you?

We are underestimating the power that this merchant has to shape our society, to alienate our freedom, you are asking yourself, who should be attacked? What monster should his head be cut off? These are questions, which hélas, I will have to develop in another article.

There will be others who, instead, ask, what evidence is there of the molding that this merchant allegedly makes in our society? The answer is at home, in our youth.

This, is what we have created.
We have to start to think about damage a merchandising algorithm whom thinks that find  people and ideas just for you, it's dialogue, thought. Just for sales.

True question is, is there a solution to this? is there a formula to get out of this swamp, to this nihilism. It is complicated to think about a solution, maybe I will write about it later.

Thanks for reading.