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Are We Programming Our Own Obsolescence?

  • Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D.--Psychology Today
  • published date: 2026-04-09 15:42:31 UTC

Are we building a better future - or programming our own irrelevance? The stories we tell about progress may be shaping an anti-human world that no longer needs us.

The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves do not develop in a vacuum. They are in constant dialogue with much bigger stories the shared narratives of our culture and our time. These stories shape… [+7775 chars]