“It wants ‘tolerance for the bots’. It is truly hard to argue for tolerance for phenomena whose very existence most people can barely fathom. The socio-economic demands of our time are too pressing and serious to reduce what the NA seeks to draw our attention to: machine aesthetics. Co-ordinated and ongoing relentless drone attacks are nothing to get all arty about, just ask the average rural Afghani.”
— PLAYFULNESS AND PROCESSUALITY – Interview with Bruce Sterling about the New Aesthetic | Coxblog