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Cybernetics of the Self
By Melissa Warner
The article introduces the concept of a cyberdelic stance, emphasizing conscious engagement with technology as feedback loops that can enhance wisdom and agency. It explores the evolution of cybernetics, merging it with psychedelia to highlight tools and practices that promote interconnection and co-creation, encouraging individuals to actively shape their experiences rather than being controlled by algorithms.
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The article defines a cyberdelic stance as a way of engaging technology consciously, treating digital systems as feedback loops that can either capture attention or cultivate wisdom, agency, and relationship. It traces cybernetics from its roots in steering and feedback through nature and living systems, then fuses it with psychedelia to describe tools and practices (technodelic, numadelic, spirit tech, moist media) that reveal mind and interconnection, inviting practitioners to become co-creators of their own loops rather than passive subjects of algorithmic control
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