Jorge Paredes Laos
El Comercio Perú
February 28th, 2026
The interview explores Maurizio Ferraris’s ideas on New Realism, digital technologies, data, and Webfare. Ferraris argues that digital technologies do not make reality less real; instead, they record and multiply it through the continuous production of digital traces. This process creates a new form of potential economic value, as everyday online activities generate data that are largely controlled and monetized by major platforms. His concept of Webfare proposes recognizing data as a collective resource and redistributing the value they generate through appropriate legal, fiscal, and institutional mechanisms.
Ferraris also describes contemporary society as “documanity,” in which human actions constantly produce documents that contribute to constructing social reality. Regarding AI and post-truth, he argues that technology does not eliminate truth but makes its protection more urgent. He therefore advocates “technosophy,” a pragmatic approach that moves beyond both technological enthusiasm and fear, focusing on how technology can serve collective social purposes.
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