That is the night­mar­ish eco­nom­ic vision of Her: the dis­tinc­tion between pro­duc­tion and con­sump­tion is mean­ing­less, affec­tive labor has spread from the office to the most pri­vate realms, and tech­nol­o­gy has become so sophis­ti­cat­ed that the bru­tal­i­ty of that econ­o­my van­ish­es into air.

Spike Jonze’s Her: The Scari­est Movie of 2013 | New Republic

Great cri­tique of Her, which I have yet to see, via Dan W.

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Kars Alfrink

Kars is a designer, researcher and educator focused on emerging technologies, social progress and the built environment.