An Examination of the Deep Integration of Technology and Culture in the Digital Age from the Perspective of Historical Materialism

Abstract

In the digital age, the deep integration of science and technology with culture is essentially a contemporary manifestation of the fundamental contradictions in society. The dialectical relationship between social existence and social consciousness in historical materialism reveals their intrinsic connection. The exponential leap in technological productivity, the lag in cultural relations of production, and the adaptive adjustments of the superstructure create tension, leading to structural contradictions such as a rupture in value paradigms and insufficient technological empowerment. Only by dialectically grasping the dialectical laws governing the movement of productive forces and relations of production, and between the economic base and the superstructure, and by fully leveraging the supporting role of science and technology and the guiding role of culture, can we achieve a dialectical unity between technological rationality and humanistic spirit, injecting new momentum into the evolution of human civilization.