Elves, Evil, and Enframing: Tolkien and Heidegger on Art vs. Technology

Modern technology doesn’t hear the Song, and it teaches us not to hear it either.

Speaking of “The Machine” in On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien contrasts it with organic, sub-creative work of a true artist or storyteller.

By the [Machine] I intend all use of external plans or devices (apparatus) instead of development of the inherent inner powers or talents—or even the use of these talents with the corrupted motive of dominating: bulldozing …