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by supernumerary 3117 days ago
This is o-k. Seems to root it's critique, albeit obliquely, in a strong skepticism of images and illusion - itself originating (in western culture at least) with Plato's allegory of the cave. Also seems to route all this through Freud's notion of the uncanny and doppelgangers. Overall a slightly incoherent, generally pessimistic view.

For a psychiatrist with altogether more useful approach to Facebook I recommend Donald Winnicott.

I have written about this here: https://iainmait.land/posts/20170201-transitional-object.htm...

Bernard Steigler has also written some interesting things in this vein: https://iainmait.land/pdf/Automatic-Society.pdf