And these machines become in their forms less and ever less human, more ascetic, mystic, esoteric. They weave the earth over with an infinite web of subtle forces, currents, and tensions. Their bodies become ever more and more immaterial, ever less noisy. The wheels, rollers, and levers are vocal no more. All that matters withdraws itself into the interior. Man has felt the machine to be devilish, and rightly. It signifies in the eyes of the believer the deposition of God. It delivers sacred Causality over to man and by him, with a sort of foreseeing omniscience is set in motion, silent and irresistible.
Quote from: Spengler vol II p.504-505
I wonder what Mario would have thought about Twitter and Facebook and Google? Would he recognize the ascetic, mystic, esoteric webs that these have created? How would he approach it? You can't stand on the steps of Sproul Hall anymore and say things without someone pointing out their feelings are hurt. God forbid there should be any mention of personal sacrifice.
The really hard part for Mario would be the fact that his ideals ended up on the losing side. The folks who listened to him sold out, aged badly, and were then discarded
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