The Anatomy of Instrumentalization and the Defense of Culture in the Age of Technology

This article provides a profound analysis of the contemporary crisis of culture, resulting from its increasing instrumentalization by technology. Drawing on the work of Henryk Elzenberg, Bogusław Wolniewicz, and Stanisław Lem, the author exposes the mechanisms in which technical feasibility becomes the sole criterion for action. The text precisely distinguishes intrinsic and utilitarian values, pointing to the danger of reducing humans to biometric data sets. In the face of digital barbarism and the "active intention of evil," the publication proposes specific lines of resistance: from legal and educational reform, through the strengthening of cultural institutions, to individual moral stance. It is a call to build axiological resilience and protect the sacredness of humanity from algorithmic reduction, constituting an indispensable voice in the debate on the future of civilization in the age of artificial intelligence.