On Today's Battlefields, Boredom Is the New Reality—Thanks to AI and Drones

War Through a Philosophical Lens

According to ХВИЛЯ: In a philosophical essay, the author describes war not only as brutal reality but also as an experience marked by boredom-a consequence of losing curiosity. After more than five years of technologically advanced conflict, the strategic uncertainty of war has been steadily reduced by surveillance tools, drones, and artificial intelligence. Although these innovations open up new possibilities, they also deepen participants' sense of monotony. The author introduces the concept of “dissensual meanings,” suggesting that both sides can only lose, though each in its own way, which creates a kind of historical trap.

This analysis draws on Carl von Clausewitz's “fog of war,” Martin Heidegger's notions of Uneigentlichkeit and Das Man, as well as Heidegger's “Black Notebooks,” which offer insight into the nature of being in conflict. Collective memory is also explored through the work of Maurice Halbwachs and Jan Assmann.

Modern Technology's Impact on Conflict

Drones, AI, and neural networks have become essential tools across multiple fronts of today's wars. The essay also places philosopher Alexander Dugin and nations such as Ukraine, Russia, the United States, China, and Europe within broader debates about contemporary conflict. The author suggests that a way out may lie in collective forgetting and a transition toward the Singularity-the moment of ultimate technological development.

War thus appears not merely as struggle but as a complex phenomenon in which boredom and strategic uncertainty intertwine with innovation and philosophical reflection. Disexistence, diseexistential proliferation, and the possibility of new opportunities become key themes for understanding modern conflict. Technological change disrupts traditional military approaches and demands attention to deeper philosophical, social, and cultural consequences. Wars like the one in Ukraine demonstrate how technology shapes not only strategy but also national identity and memory, with long-term implications for regional stability.