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%SUBJECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES 771016
Technologies involve the use of techniques of
manipulation and control---to accomplish a chosen purpose,
goal, expectation. The techniques and/or the
accomplishment may be either objective or subjective in
character. Objective technologies are commonly recognized
because of their overt objective techniques and
accomplishments which are subjected to objective study and
evaluation. Subjective technologies are not so commonly
recognized---because their subjective techniques and
accomplishments can not be subjected to objective study
and evaluation in subjectively meaningful ways. The
reality of subjective technologies is particularly obscure
to exclusively objective analysts---who are therefore
especially vulnerable to subjective techniques of
manipulation and control.
Subjective technologies focus upon affecting human:
emotions, passions, visions, fantasies, hopes,
aspirations, desires, fears, sensuality, sexuality,
decisions, and action---via subjective manipulation and
control. Poets, musicians, novelists, dramatists,
humorists, comedians, dancers, painters, sculptors and
their leaders are successful only if they develop
technical skills appropriate to their specialty; a
subjective technology. Generally we are unconcerned about
them having ulterior motives as they seek to subjectively
affect us. Teachers, professors, salesmen, advertisers,
preachers, counselors, politicians, lobbyists and doctors
are effective only if they develop subjective technical
skills appropriate to their efforts and we often wonder
about their motivations and bias. Prostitutes,
pornographers, extremist preachers, and the likes of
Hitler---are successful only if they meet repressed
subjective needs through the skillful use of subjective
technologies. Subjective technologies often operate
subconsciously to stabilize culture through taboos,
tangential responses, excommunications, collusions,
elusions, delusions, etc.
Subjective technologies are not more humane than
objective technologies, nor vice versa. All technologies
are of the realm of I-It relationships through their focus
upon manipulation and control to the exclusion of
ambiguity, uncertainty, and of mutuality in vulnerability,
respect, and political power. The realm of I-Thou
relationships in meaningful intimacy is not enjoyed via
techniques.
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