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Life with the Machines

March 10th, 2026 | 12 min read

By Ian Harber

I admit that I was a little let down by the ending of Paul Kingsnorth’s Against The Machine. Much has been written about this book and rightfully so. Kingsnorth’s critique of the all-encompassing machine culture we live in is a necessary wake up call from a short-form video induced hypnosis that much of our society seems to be in. I appreciate a lot about the book, but Kingsnorth’s postures for the machine age, for me, left at least a little to be desired.

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Ian Harber

Ian Harber is the Director of Communications and Marketing for Mere Orthodoxy. He is the author of the book, Walking Through Deconstruction: How To Be A Companion In A Crisis Of Faith (IVP '25). He has written for The Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, RELEVANT, and more. Ian lives in Denton, TX with his wife and two sons.