Martin Heidegger, in his analysis of the essence of the technique, warned that the danger lies not in the machines themselves, but in the way the technique "frames" our worldview, transforming everything — including the human being — in a resource available for consumption. Philosophically, in the digital world, we run the risk of becoming mere data in a global efficiency spreadsheet. However, Heidegger also stated that "where danger lives, there also grows what saves", suggesting that technology itself, if understood in its essence, may be the way to a new way to inhabit the world.
Poetically, technique is like a mirror that reflects both our genius and our blindness. The "save" is our ability to poetize existence, to find the sacred in silence between bits, and to use the net to weave care ties, rather than just control networks. Saving yourself in the digital world is learning to look at the screen and see beyond it the horizon of being. It is to transform the device into an instrument of revelation, where the light of technology serves to illuminate our search for meaning and beauty, not to overshadow us with the brightness of emptiness.
Informatively, Heidegger's criticism of the technique deeply influenced contemporary studies of philosophy of technology and digital ethics. The concept of "Gustell" helps explain how social media platforms and search algorithms shape our behavior and limit our choices. To find Heidegger's "salvation" today, it is necessary to practice "Gelasenheit" (Serenity) — an attitude of openness to the world that allows us to use technology without being dominated by it. At BioBit.online, we explore how this digital serenity can be achieved through conscious healing and critical thinking.
The technique could be a prison or a portal. Heidegger invites us to choose the portal, reminding us that our essence is not technical, but poetic and free.




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