This book is highly relevant to the current state of affairs, which is full of dilemmas and contradictions. On one hand, humanity is experiencing extraordinary advancements in life due to technological progress. On the other hand, people are regressing in social activities and roles that once defined their identity. The ever-expanding knowledge and the ability to complete tasks quickly with the aid of technology contradict the rising psychological issues, such as a tendency to “give up easily” and feeling alone even in the midst of a crowd.
As a result, humanity today finds itself in a fragile condition—full of confusion and struggling to predict what will happen tomorrow due to an insufficient understanding of the metaverse, a phenomenon described as BANI (brittle, anxious, nonlinear, incomprehensible). With great patience, Kristi Poerwandari attempts to deepen our understanding of what is happening and what we must do to strengthen ourselves.
Ricardi S. Adnan, Professor of Sociology, Universitas Indonesia