nietlife
Nietlife is a term used in contemporary digital culture to describe a stance, aesthetic, or worldview that centers on the erosion of traditional notions of life and vitality in the face of technology, automation, and simulated experiences. Etymologically, the compound suggests a negation of life; some commentators trace its roots to English not-life and to the Dutch niet, meaning not.
Origins and usage: The term emerged in online essays and art circles in the 2010s, lacking formal
Core ideas and manifestations: Nietlife centers on life-as-performance in data-rich environments; it valorizes non-biological, synthetic, or
Reception and impact: Critics view nietlife as a provocative critique of late capitalism and digital subjectivity,
See also: nihilism, posthumanism, digital art, glitch art, net art.