“The other has become a threat.” Where did our sense of hearing go?

The same trend is observed from televisions to the political arena. the era is an era of misery, deafening cacophony. We lash out, we hurt each other, we bark… Who is the loudest and has the last word? Preferably the right one. At a time when social media is as much a communication tool as a boxing ring, the French are immersed in a culture of confrontation from morning, while drinking their coffee, until late at night.

Always connected but never together

“Digital technology acts as an accelerator of tension on a grand scale,” notes Sybil Weil in her work. At first he was listening (Ed. de l’Observatoire, 2023). The head of Radio France also insists on the fact that the distance established by digital tools will increase the violence tenfold. Enmity insinuates itself everywhere, to the point of contaminating the intimate sphere. “Nobody’s listening anymore, everybody’s talking/Nobody’s changing their mind, only sterile debate,” Orelsan chanted three years ago on his…