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Kreative Zerstörung: Miniwasserwerfer oder Sexspielzeug? Was Dysons neueste Erfindung über uns aussagt

Dyson hat eine KI-gestützte Zahnbürste entwickelt. Sie putzt nicht einfach, sie eröffnet einen „vollständig neuen Weg, die Zähne zu reinigen“. Unsere Autorin verleitet das eher zu einem Wutausbruch.

Kreative Zerstörung: Miniwasserwerfer oder Sexspielzeug? Was Dysons neueste Erfindung über uns aussagt

The recent invention from Dyson, a miniature water jet or sexual toy, raises questions about our control and observation in society. Jeremy Bentham, an 18th century English philosopher and jurist, contemplated this very idea. He envisioned a prison, the Panopticon, with a central watchtower and cells surrounding it. This symbol of surveillance has come to represent our controlled world.

Dyson, following Bentham's principle, has created the Dyson CameraJet, an electric toothbrush that not only cleans teeth but also offers a "completely new way to clean them." This philosophical toothbrush, Bentham would have approved, as clarity in chaos is the essence of philosophy. The best place to start is in our own mouths, where determination is reflected in a firm bite.

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