For Sartre, too, the Other announces their presence as the gaze. Sartre does not limit the gaze to the human eye; rather, being gazed upon is the central aspect of Being-in-the-world. World is gaze. Even the rustling of branches, a half-open window or the slight movement of a curtain is perceived as a gaze.5 Today the world is sorely lacking in gaze. We rarely feel gazed upon or exposed to a gaze. The world presents itself as a pleasurable sight that seeks to please us. The digital screen also lacks any quality of gaze. Windows is a window with no view. What it does is precisely to shield us
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