The pandemic and the exponential logic

Authors

  • Jorge Luis Gómez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18272/anima.v1i.2147

Keywords:

Pandemic, Foucault, exponential logic, the real, the random

Abstract

The pandemic can be observed through the logic of the exponential as a phenomenon of specific programming that changed the humanity not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively. This observation implies a transvaluation of the real to the random. Taking away the moral, scientific, and religious value of the real to make it purely computerized, statistical and trend. The result is the expiration of isomorphic opposites and a forced abandonment of romantic aspirations, among them the freedom of the individual. This cybernetic logic, which does not come from an interstitial superstructure, is seductive and fascinating in its indeterminacy. It is nourished by the free information and the hyper connectivity of people to destroy the meaning of the world and reality. The merciless, cruel, and inhuman pandemic is posed as part of a simulation of self-regulation based on terror and chaos. The solution? Immerse ourselves in uncertainty and say goodbye to the nostalgia with which we see a normality that will not return.

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Gómez , J. L. . (2021). The pandemic and the exponential logic. Ánima, 1. https://doi.org/10.18272/anima.v1i.2147

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