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Guy Debord Quote on Distance and Separation Resurfaces Online
Original: This society eliminates geographical distance only to produce a new internal separation. - Guy Debord #picoftheday #hawa
A line from Guy Debord's 'The Society of the Spectacle' — that society eliminates geographical distance only to produce a new internal separation — is being shared widely, often paired with images such as a Hawaiian monastery. Readers are invoking the French situationist thinker to comment on how social media and technology connect the world while deepening isolation.
Why now: Debord's critique of technology-driven isolation resonates with current debates about social media's social costs.
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Evidence
- This society eliminates geographical distance only to produce a new internal separation. - Guy Debord #picoftheday #hawaii #kauai #hindu #monastery #societyofthespectacle #technology #isolation #socialmedia · beeellleee@pixelfed.social · 2
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