Essay 1 - will parallel information eventually lead to the termination of individuality (Tanda)

In the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Antinomies emerge when empirical reason cannot play the role of establishing rational truths because it goes beyond possible experience and is applied to the sphere of that which transcends it. Four antinomies were proposed in “Kritik der reinen Vernunft”:
1. The limitation of the universe in respect of space and time,
2. The theory that the whole consists of indivisible atoms
3. The problem of freedom in relation to universal causality
4. The existence of a necessary being
As a media student, when I study the social media theories I found a paradox which also cannot be solved rationally: will parallel information eventually lead to the termination of individuality.
The termination of individuality can be plain depicted as in the movie "WALL•E", everyone receive the exactly same information at the exactly same time from the projection screen, even they are free individuals they would make exactly same choices and decision. However, in the course literature " The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom", the author argued that communication will still keep the individuality.

In my opinion, Postmodernism is a frame in which these antinomies could be discussed. Compared with the Dualism which defined mind and body as separated parts, postmodernism argues that the human beings should not be hold as information transferring system but the subject where coupling behavior between different systems happens.

Firstly, it insists uncertainty, de-centering of the subjects. With the point of view that all the truth is consisted by the language modeling reality in people’s minds, postmodernist believe that human beings are not the center of languages, it is the language that is in charge. However, uncertainty and differences exist in languages, even the significance is a result of differences, as a result, and there is no absolute truth, it is also logical to resign the chase of absolute truth.
Secondly, it question rationality, as all the technologies is developed with languages, uncertainty and limitation are the two main evidence with which postmodernist do not believe in rationality.
Finally, as the development of modern society, all the knowledge products also have become merchandise, knowledge are not gained by the training of minds anymore; they are acquired only by copying. As the transformation to an external one, the functions of knowledge also change: as the basis of domination of the society, authority lies behind all the forms of culture and social ties. When built the relationship with knowledge, authority will control by making use of knowledge, thus knowledge will not be objective or neutral, but only the outwards appearance of authority.