Being Human

Human after all*

Published Apr 6, 2021 Updated Apr 6, 2021 Wellness

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Human after all*

Christelle Vigot

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A few days after the new lunar year started, the mythic, mystic, discreet yet impactful music duo Daft Punk released a symbolic video message to announce the end of their activity as Daft Punk. Active since 1993, the French Touch team used to appear as Robot with two futuristic masks, which became the faces of the group during the following 20 years. Robots were a meaningful artefact, the forerunner of a digitalization and automation of the global society, while they repeatedly denounced the associated impacts as damaging and manipulative (“the Brainwasher”, “Television rules the Nation”, “Harder better faster stronger” among others). They were also a powerful artefact to protect the two humans behind the mask, keeping an invasive star system at a respectful distance, protecting their