Administration has shifted from governing over mechanisms to dominating spheres of freedom.
Evidence
The increase in the quantity of administrative apparatus has brought about a new quality. Mechanisms conceived according to a liberalistic model are no longer roofed over or interpenetrated by administration; they have rather assumed the upper hand towards spheres of freedom to such a degree that the latter appear only to be tolerated. — Theodor W. Adorno, The Culture Industry, 152
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- XREF: This quantitative-to-qualitative leap anticipates how ‘free time’ becomes administered continuation of work — the reader’s key test case for post-death culture.
Related
- Administration always shaped cultural production, not just modern times (similarity 0.81)
- Avant-garde culture thrives where administration has not fully taken hold (similarity 0.79)
- The culture industry administers free time by the same rules as production (similarity 0.79)