#149 Jon Askonas on Technology, Homogeneity, and Influence

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, Jon Askonas discusses how technology may be leading us towards a homogenization and a cultural dead end where creativity is stifled by market forces. This homogenization process may also, inadvertently, make societies more susceptible to cybernetic influence techniques such as reflexive control.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research Question</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: What is the relationship between homogeneity & heterogeneity in memetic systems? (For ex: The research of</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Girard"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rene Girard</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">).</span></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://politics.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/askonas-jonathan/index.html"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jon Askonas’ Catholic University Webpage</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recent podcast appearance:</span> <a href= "https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/whats-happened-to-consensus-reality-jon-askonas/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">WHAT’S HAPPENED TO CONSENSUS REALITY?</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Marshall Mcluhan quote: "There is no difference that does not difference make."</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube:</span> <a href= "https://youtu.be/5pidokakU4I"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Axis of Awesome - 4 Four C