"Singing and Silences: Transformations of Power through Javanese Seduction Scenarios" - Nancy I. Cooper

https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.2000.27.3.609

#anthropology #aiart #midjourney #academia @anthropology #gender #power #prestige #performance #gamelan #Javanese #Indonesia #Java #waranggana

Social platforms are BY DESIGN are the opposite of "calm technology."
I think the Fediverse has the chance to change that.

"Humans are not made to spend their entire life wrapped up in devices and systems, they are meant to be human. Calm Tech is technology that doesn’t scream for a users attention, it’s created with care and a lot of thought. #CalmTechnology allows people to achieve their goals with a low mental cost."

https://medium.com/@monsemaell/what-is-calm-technology-45fe0266251c