Rapid change can itself be the mechanism producing deep social standstill.

Evidence

The two diagnoses of the time that appear so contradictory, social acceleration and societal rigidity, are only at first glance contrary to one another. In the memorable metaphor of a “frenetic standstill” (rasender Stillstand), which we owe to an inspired translation of Paul Virilio’s inertie polaire, they are synthesized into a posthistoire diagnosis in which the rush of historical events only provides scant cover for (and ultimately, in effect, produces) a standstill in the development of ideas and deep social structures. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 109

Categorization

• XREF: Directly pays off ch3/ch4’s claim that rapid surface change masks structural stagnation — here given its mechanism and name (‘frenetic standstill’). — connects to: Rapid surface change can mask deep structural stagnation; Rapid socioeconomic change breeds frustration through anomie and rising expectations. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4339; Social change outpacing libidinal adjustment creates explosive political conditions — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 331 (+6 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Rapid modernization triggers revolution when political institutions cannot process new demands #expands (0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4294
• Social change outpacing libidinal adjustment creates explosive political conditions #expands (0.83) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 331
• Rapid socioeconomic change breeds frustration through anomie and rising expectations. #expands (0.82) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4339
• Religious revival flourishes where rapid social change destroys established identities #qualifies (0.75) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 267