CULTURE, though ordinary, expresses the feeling of being alive in different historical moments. The Situationist International, a revolutionary movement in the late 1960s, fused culture and politics, advocating for creative freedom to transform society. Dominique Routhier’s book explores their views on automation, warning of its potential to limit human imagination under capitalist control. The situationists envisioned a future where automation serves human needs, allowing for creative play. However, their ideas remained conceptual, lacking concrete proposals. Despite this, their legacy continues to inspire a reimagining of urban life and a critique of the capitalist spectacle, resonating with the challenges posed by today’s AI-driven world.
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