Every communication medium depends on shared organic conditions among participants

Evidence

In a ritual definition, communication is linked to terms such as “sharing,” “participation,” “association,” “fellowship,” and “the possession of a common faith.” This definition exploits the ancient identity and common roots of the terms “commonness,” “communion,” “community,” and “communication.” A ritual view of communication is directed not toward the extension of messages in space but toward the maintenance of society in time; not the act of imparting information but the representation of shared beliefs. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern communications stay reliable without shared moral views or personal acquaintance.; Differentiated societies develop generalized communication media to bridge their subsystems.; Every communication medium develops informal extra codes running counter to its main code (+12 more)

Related

• Communication’s ritual view aims at maintaining society in time, not extending messages in space. (similarity 0.89)
• Communication succeeds only through shared contextual beliefs that cannot be fully formalized (similarity 0.89)
• Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs. (similarity 0.88)
• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs (similarity 0.88)
• Communication is a symbolic process producing and maintaining reality. (similarity 0.83)
• Situation-level symbolic transactions can influence society’s broader reproduction (similarity 0.80)
• Carey’s special contribution was that both ritual and transmission views are needed. (similarity 0.80)
• Structures of consciousness parallel structures of communication (similarity 0.80)
• Communication constitutes reality rather than merely representing it (similarity 0.79)
• All communication rests on a non-negatable taken-for-granted baseline (similarity 0.79)
• Communication historically meant community-sustaining ritual, not mere information delivery (similarity 0.79)
• Differentiated societies develop generalized communication media to bridge their subsystems. (similarity 0.78)
• The transmission view defines communication as sending messages across distance for control (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #corroborates (0.60) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Language is socially constructed and speaks through individuals #corroborates (0.50)