Partitioning cells eliminates the dangerous coagulation of uncontrolled crowds

Evidence

Disciplinary space tends to be divided into as many sections as there are bodies or elements to be distributed. One must eliminate the effects of imprecise distributions, the uncontrolled disappearance of individuals, their diffuse circulation, their unusable and dangerous coagulation; it was a tactic of anti-desertion, anti-vagabondage, anti-concentration. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 221

Categorization

• XREF: The fear of ‘unusable and dangerous coagulation’ parallels Oceania’s requirement that citizens be accounted for at all times — the two-minute hate as controlled assembly versus spontaneous gathering. — connects to: Partitioned cellular space lets authority track, assess, and control each individual continuously — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 221; Crowds arouse sub-individual instincts while organized groups transcend individuals — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 345; Power catalyzes action chains that reduce the complexity of coordinating many parties

Broader Connections

• Crowds arouse sub-individual instincts while organized groups transcend individuals #corroborates (0.78) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 345
• Power catalyzes action chains that reduce the complexity of coordinating many parties #expands (0.72)