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In a technological era of endless possibilities, the discourse of human intimacy continues to evolve. Comparing to the traditional letter-exchanging form, the rise of the Internet and text messages creates more opportunities for people to exchange thoughts and express emotions disregards of the barrier in time and space. In Manghani’s article, the author referred to text messages and Japanese Tanka poetry as reified forms of literacy that were short, complex and flexible to interpret and decode meanings. While Manghani’s article considers technology as an artistic enhancement for human romantic relationships, Pettman’s article looked at technology as an innovative transformation for the concept of human intimacy (Manghani, 2009; Pettman, 2009). The emergence of a virtual libidinal economy, such as dating Sims or virtual girlfriend “Kari,” reveals a new way to communicate constantly and interact privately in everyday romance. Referring to Pettman’s standpoint on love as an algorithm, this post will unfold the concepts of intimacy under the emergence of technology by analyzing a thought-provoking film directed by Spike Jonze,
Her (2013).
