Faster processes get braked by slower ones at synchronization points
Evidence
It is also, to a far greater extent, a sideeffect of (acceleration-induced) desynchronization phenomena, e.g., in the form of waiting times. In functionally differentiated societies, wherever goings-on must be synchronized with one another or temporally geared to each other, a temporal change like the acceleration of processes leads to potential friction problems at the synchronization points. This is especially problematic and immediately detectable where highly accelerated processes impact upon “backward” systems: that which can go faster is, over and over again, slowed down or stopped by that which goes slower. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 277
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Unequal subsystem acceleration generates new waiting times — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 802; Apparent slowdowns are not counterforces but products of acceleration itself — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 294; Temporal synchronization, not stubborn resistance, is what undermines power’s plans — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 753 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Unequal subsystem acceleration generates new waiting times
#expands(0.92) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 802 - Acceleration generates slowdowns and stoppages as its own side effects
#expands(0.88) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 276 - Apparent slowdowns are not counterforces but products of acceleration itself
#expands(0.85) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 294 - Coincidence detection needs microsecond-matched delays built via development and fine-tuned regulation
#exemplifies(0.85) - Temporal synchronization, not stubborn resistance, is what undermines power’s plans
#corroborates(0.78) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 753 - Accelerated algorithmic trading causes recurrent flash crashes beyond any regulator’s mastery
#exemplifies(0.75) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 15 - Individually opting out of acceleration causes social desynchronization costs
#qualifies(0.72) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 437