Edward Ring, The Algorithm of Erasure

Edward Bing

 

The broad definition of the word algorithm is “a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end.” This term is a perfect metaphor for the process unfolding around the world wherein, step by step, national identity and individual competence are being erased in a process that is implacable and relentless. In some cases, this algorithmic erasure is literal, expressed in every microtargeted image that hits our ubiquitous screens. But whether it’s literal or a metaphor to describe the culture being imposed upon us, our erasure is happening as if it were driven by an algorithm without a soul.

The primary source for the implementation of our erasure is California’s progressive elites. Well before Nvidia took off in Santa Clara and OpenAI opened its doors in San Francisco, California’s influencers, from Hollywood to Silicon Valley, have defined the message and controlled the conduits of communication. From legacy entertainment powerhouses like Disney, Universal, Warner, Paramount, and Columbia to modern communications monopolies like Google, Apple, and Meta, the reach of California’s technology-enabled cultural influence has no precedent and no equal. And the way California is managing it is shameful and dangerous. The consensus among California’s elites, almost all of them progressive liberal Democrats, is to destroy a culture that has inspired individual excellence throughout history.