{"id":75107,"date":"2026-03-16T07:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/?p=75107"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:45:52","slug":"habitar-la-distopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/en\/magazine\/habitar-la-distopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in Dystopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Technological dystopias\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">constitute<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0one of the most influential and persistent forms of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">the contemporary<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0collective imagination.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">They arise as a critical response to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">the confidence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in scientific progress and the idea, present since modernity, that technology\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">can<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0help shape more advanced and free societies. In contrast to this optimistic narrative, technological dystopias spark debates<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">especially<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in a context as complex as the present<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">. W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">hat happens when technical systems cease to serve people and impose their logic, forcing an economic and social reorganization?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW19600755 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0important to remember that this process did not\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">emerge<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">out<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">nowhere<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">. The hopes placed in the collaborative and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">seemingly democratic<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30517366 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0internet of the 1990s were dashed after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Governments and large corporations jointly deployed their power, reviewing and classifying any activity or event on the network. Censorship and control over citizens were imposed. Projects like Blacklists (2015-2017) by the multidisciplinary collective <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/disnovation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DISNOVATION.ORG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2015-2017)<span class=\"TextRun SCXW73605996 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73605996 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0reflect the erosion of our rights by compiling a list of censored websites, available in a web format and as a 13-volume encyclopedic work of 666 pages each. Its content allows us to reconstruct the cultural and sociological model of what is inaccessible.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW73605996 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33011733 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33011733 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, digital tools associated with large companies in the sector were massively implemented. What seemed like\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33011733 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33011733 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">something<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33011733 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33011733 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0that would drastically reduce the digital divide and improve our communication became a trap that had been set beforehand. Plans for the expansion and implementation of certain methodologies, formats, and static approaches that homogenize fundamental aspects of our social and professional lives as we currently understand them were accelerated.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW33011733 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW227962580 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">During this period, innovative, non-profit initiatives based on open-source tools gained\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">particular prominence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in the cultural sphere (helping to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">disseminate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0debates, content, and events). After the exceptional period, many of these initiatives were abandoned or sidelined in favor of commercial options, weakening the free culture movement.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW227962580 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Authors such as Shoshana Zuboff, Eric Sadin, and Kate Crawford analyzed and warned us about the dark recesses of technological power, its methodologies, and strategies, designed by those who are now part of its oligarchy. Their texts dissect how these algorithmic structures manage to impose their models on social organization,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">how<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">they<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">act<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0outside ethical principles on global politics and economics, disregarding the power of states and their laws, and even undermining\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">seemingly representative<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and stable democracies. Crawford, along with Vladan Joler,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">document<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0this vast network in Calculating Empires (2023), a representation of the evolution of the connections between technology and power from 1500 to the present day. They avoid oversimplification and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">easy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">solution<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0prevalent when managing information, and invite the public to see,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">reflect<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and propose\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">new ideas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0for the future.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW14341741 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">The concentration of technological power is coupled with the growing investment in artificial intelligence. The intensive use of data has led, paradoxically, to the need to increase both its capture and analysis capacity. Its use is present in our applications through recommendations, voice assistants, chatbots, and facial recognition systems. This evolution is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">evident<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in projects such as Machine Biography (2019-2022) by Clara\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Boj<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and Diego D<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00ed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">az<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, in which the authors generated a predictive biography for 2050 based on all their digital activity collected during 2017 using a commercial app designed to spy on mobile phones. The amount of data obtained led to two\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">previous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0projects: the publication of 365 printed books (Data Biography (2017)), and a 24-hour visual narrative (Data Biopic (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">2018))<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">. Machine Biography questions the predictive capacity of artificial intelligence and its social impact.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW191259079 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74682\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74682\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74682 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas.jpg\" alt=\"Technological Dystopias - &quot;machine biography&quot;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas-595x240.jpg 595w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas-768x310.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Machine Biography by Clara Boj and Diego D\u00edaz. Courtesy of the authors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW104874057 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104874057 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Private technology companies have taken over the infrastructure on which modern society is based. We have accepted the rules imposed by multinational corporations in the sector, and digital life has devoured real life. The two dimensions of our existence and identity become blurred and fused in all kinds of decisions,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104874057 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">considerably limiting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104874057 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0our possibilities for social interaction.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW104874057 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">We\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">are<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0glued to our devices\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">when<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">we<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0work, socialize, or consume content of dubious origin. As a viral meme explains,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">we went from being connected all day to a 15-inch screen to relaxing in front of a 55-inch one.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0Access to free content at the expense of our privacy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">affordable platforms impose their offerings\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">with<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0increasingly limited competition. Faced with the avalanche of data, an unquestioning attitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">terms<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0the processes, veracity, and ethics behind what we consume has spread.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW127740130 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">In\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">their<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">work<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">rtists<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0like Aram\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Bartholl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0Dries\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Depoorter<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">reveal<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0our disposition toward this\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">situation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">I<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">n Perfect Beach (2018),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Bartholl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">employs performance art (and sometimes Photoshop), using three large prints of tropical beaches to conceal their actual saturation in the images. Depoorter, for his part, shows in The Follower (2023) the manipulation of influencers on Instagram by comparing their posts with screenshots taken at the exact moment the photos were taken. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">realities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in both projects differ from what is shown on social media. In The Flemish Scrollers (2021-2026), he uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to automatically tag Flemish politicians distracted by their screens during live streams of their meetings. The images of this monitoring are published with the tags on Instagram and X. With these captures, he manages to caricature the political class, and by extension, all those who view them.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW261062705 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74686 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas3.png\" alt=\"Artificial intelligence vision system that detects lawmakers\u2019 distraction with technological devices during a parliamentary session.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas3.png 1024w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas3-595x198.png 595w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas3-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74689\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74689\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74689 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas2.jpg\" alt=\"Image corresponding to the piece &quot;The Flemich Scroller&quot; by Dries Deporter.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas2-595x396.jpg 595w, https:\/\/a-desk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/distopias_tecnologicas2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images of The Flemish Scrollers (2021-2026) by Dries Depoorter (Author: Dries Depoorter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Our attention has been captured at the expense of our senses. Nothing stands\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">out,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0nothing surprises. The algorithmic flow offers us more products,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">faster and faster<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, that align with our preconceived notions.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0no wonder, then, that experimentation in design has become marginal across all fields<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">ven<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0in digital creation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">. T<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">he research that was prevalent two decades ago has mutated into a new paradigm of homogenization and repetition, in which critical or non-conformist proposals are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">rendered<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0invisible. This is why it is more necessary than ever to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">showcase<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">disseminate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0pieces that generate alternative narratives about\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">established<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0models.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Let&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0consider, for example, the works of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Estampa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, focused on understanding and showing the viewer how AI works, generating new poetic narratives about the impossibility of translating words into images and vice versa. Or the works and texts of Hito Steyerl, denouncing the surveillance and precariousness behind technology. Or the interrelationships between the real and the artificial present in Anna Ridler&#8217;s image collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW108003985 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Approaching critical digital culture can be a stimulus against induced individual apathy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">, b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">ut<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0first we must look at ourselves, recognize ourselves, to stop our inertia.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">Let&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0use their same strategies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">confront the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">facts, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0not confuse information with opinion.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW81275794 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0time to decide\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">our<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">own<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">movements<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">perhaps slow<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">ourselves<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">down in the technological realm\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">in order to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0rethink\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">interdisciplinary<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0proposals\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">about<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0care and our environment.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">\u00a0difficult, but\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">not impossible<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168258190 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW168258190 BCX0\" 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