This article was about how the author, Steven Shaviro sees humans and how he thinks that we're all computers inside. He states that we are made out of information rather than bodies and physicality. Our minds are software that can run on different kinds of hardware.
He then talks about the Matrix and says that in the movie all of the physical reality as they knew it turned out to be a virtual simulation ran by evil machines in order to confuse and exploit them. He also states that in the film it shows that virtual reality is a prison but yet you can do what you want and be who you want. While he was talking about the Matrix, Shaviro kept using terms that involved him in it; like "us" or "our" or "we".
Then he states how author, Katherine Hayles thinks that we are all posthuman. Posthuman is a "before" human.
The music video "All is Full of Love" by Bjork is about robots. And he states how Bjork's voice is dehumanized. And he goes into detail about the lighting and how Bjork's skin is pale white and talks about the producer of this movie and talks a little about his background. All unnecessary things.
Shaviro also states that Marshall McLuhan thinks that each change in the media, changes the ratio to our senses.
Shaviro states that the World Wide Web is digitally divided. And that if someone doesn't state their race online, that you are presumed to be white. Due to our unconscious assumptions.
Then Shaviro talks about psychoanalysis. And says that humans need to understand the body and the mind in other terms, according to the play of other structures and other forces.
Shaviro lastly states that "our" bodies probably will become mechanized.
Here is a youtube link of " All is Full of Love" by Bjork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAoBKagWQA
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