Digital philia

We are the product of ancient philia, oriented to a discipline because of a certain affection, held lightly or tightly. We are brought together in communities because of habitus, destined paths we cannot circumvent. I’d argue that the draw to rhetoric, the most ancient of all habitus, is a special call indeed. So how does digitized affection – if there is such a thing – play a role? Is there such a thing as a digital habitus? A predestined call to digitization? Digital destiny? Are some bound to a digital origin story? (90)

[Han, 2020]