Reading Dialectic of Enlightenment | Alexandria
Read Dialectic of Enlightenment by Theodor W. Adorno. Exposing civilization's dark paradox, this icon reveals how progress breeds its own destruction. As technology and reason advance, Adorno argues we become more enslaved - not by dictators, but by the very systems promising freedom. His haunting insight? Our relentless drive to dominate nature ultimately dominates us, making Netflix binges and TikTok scrolls modern forms of mass control.