Chronic interest in communication signals a derangement of its models
Evidence
The widespread social interest in communication derives from a derange- ment in our models of communication and community. This derangement derives, in turn, from an obsessive commitment to a transmission view of communication and the derivative representation of communication in com- plementary models of power and anxiety. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 222
Categorization
- XREF: The ‘derangement’ diagnosis depends on the transmission view laid out in the first chapter. — connects to: Historical investigation reveals the false limits of universal communication theory — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 595; A curiosity-driven agent can become addicted to novelty like media — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 905; The behavioral transmission view of communication became exhausted and academic by the 1970s — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 177 (+8 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 222
Broader Connections
- Luhmann’s systems are not naturalistic people-networks but self-referential communicative processes
#expands(0.85) - Individual motives become social only through forms of mutual interaction
#expands(0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 194 - Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself
#contradicts(0.40) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378 - The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs
#contradicts(0.35) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161