A technological system or pattern that consumes human capacities, meaning, or purpose while appearing to enhance them; the self-devouring nature of technological progress whereby each innovation eats away at essential human qualities. Examples include: social media consuming our attention spans, smartphones devouring our presence, automation digesting our purpose, and AI consuming our relationships and creativity. Technophage promises convenience while delivering dependence and efficiency while eroding meaning.
adjective: technophagic - Describing technology that feeds on what makes us human while seeming to serve us
adjective: technophagic - Describing technology that feeds on what makes us human while seeming to serve us
"We're living in the age of the technophage"
"I work in technophagic automation - I build what eats us"
"Each generation feeds the technophage, building the tools that will consume their children's humanity"
"I work in technophagic automation - I build what eats us"
"Each generation feeds the technophage, building the tools that will consume their children's humanity"
by meyvn July 08, 2025