“Digital reality” and youth values

¹ South Federal University, 344006, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
² South Russian Humanitarian Institute, 344082, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
³ Don State Technical University, 344003, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

^* Corresponding author: prinpet@mail.ru

Abstract

The main problem that runs through the article is the problem of assessing the ongoing changes, identifying their positive and negative sides, for which a dialectical approach is used. The authors analyze the pros and cons of immersing a modern person in the information environment, emphasizing both its convenience for life and the reduction of communication. The market-economic nature of the information environment is considered, but against the background of the assertion of its progressiveness, the manipulative and controlling functions of the "information Big Brother" are demonstrated, the question of the relationship between external control and morality is raised, while emphasizing the importance of moral values. The authors further criticize the “new ethics” actively pursued in networks, which presupposes the domination of the minority over the majority, point to the value of democracy and the importance of preserving historically established identities, including the identity of male and female, and advocate taking into account the biological component of man, which is also part of his nature. Emphasizing the deep connection between globalization and glocalization, the authors affirm the value of patriotism, which does not interfere with communication between different cultures. A solid place in the article is given to post-secularism in the era of digitalization. The article rejects the ideas of cyborgization, and calls for a careful and balanced approach to change, realizing that in a situation of the present and today's values organically grow from the past.