The socioeconomic impact of such a minor outburst is due to our technological development (air travel)—a century ago, such an eruption would have passed unnoticed. Technological development makes us more independent from nature. At the same time, at a different level, it makes us more dependent on nature’s whims.
Slavoj Žižek
2010, 2010-eruptions-eyjafjallajökul, aviation, europe, eyjafjallajokull, nature, socioeconomics, technology, volcanoes