Screens
“The essence of the challenge we face may be captured by the seldom-used term screenocracy, so as to designate as precisely as possible a particular “regime” of occupying the human mind through the audio-visual stimuli transmitted via screens. The word “screen“, however, should be understood in a conditional sense: television sets, computer monitors, tablets, and especially smartphones are today’s “levers of power” of screenocracy, yet tomorrow they will be replaced by smart
Quotes of the Day for November 9, 2026 – Thoughts on the allure of the screen
“The essence of the challenge we face may be captured by the seldom-used term screenocracy, so as to designate as precisely as possible a particular “regime” of occupying the human mind through the audio-visual stimuli transmitted via screens. The word “screen“, however, should be understood in a conditional sense: television sets, computer monitors, tablets, and especially smartphones are today’s “levers of power” of screenocracy, yet tomorrow they will be replaced by smart