Episode 34: The Machine of Progress

About this episode

Jeremy D Johnson discusses the complexities of progress and technoculture in relation to alternative worldviews.

In this episode, Jeremy offers an inspired monologue on recent discussions concerning whether one should be " against the machine ," that is, against progress. "We can't just be against the worldview of progress," Jeremy wrote on a recent Mutations post. Rather, we ought to "stand firmly from another position, articulate another worldview." Technology shouldn't be ceded to the technologist, anymore than spirituality should be ceded to the reactionary right. What is needed is to respond to technoculture from a position of depth . The machine of progress needs to be met and exceeded with another, weirder temporality . It is precisely through embracing this weirder time that techno-culture has a chance to be subverted, and technology's more radical and emancipatory aspects might be potentiated. *** Mutations is pleased to announce the launch of our first 2026 course offering: " Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness " starts on January 28th and runs for five consecutive weeks. We will be taking an in-depth look at many of themes explored in this episode. Scholarships are available! We hope to see you in class. Support…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy D Johnson

Topics covered

• progress
• technoculture
• worldview
• technology
• spirituality
• emancipation

Keywords

• progress
• technoculture
• worldview
• technology
• spirituality
• emancipation
• depth
• temporality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness