Ivan Illich: what doesn't fit machine logic gets filtered from culture
fkasummer · x · 2026-10-10
The tweet quotes thinker Ivan Illich: "Whatever structurally does not fit the logic of machines is effectively filtered from a culture dominated by their use." It points to a hidden cost of pervasive AI — cultural content that doesn't conform to machine logic risks being systematically marginalized.
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