Social acceleration concerns frequency of change, not speed over distance
Evidence
Contrary to the misleading association with distance traveled, an accelerated changeover in place of residence cannot be captured by that physical formula. In this case there is no question of distances that are covered faster. Rather, they are covered more frequently, a distinction that makes a decisive difference. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 226
Categorization
- DEFINE: Sharpens the key distinction: frequency of changeover versus velocity over distance — the conceptual hinge on which Rosa’s whole theory turns.
- SHARE: Worth sending to anyone studying time sociology or conceptual critique of importing natural-science categories into social analysis.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 226
- XREF: connects to: Social acceleration erodes the institutions that once stabilized chosen identities. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 32; Social acceleration is a self-reinforcing feedback loop — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 434; Social acceleration is the irreducible master principle of modernization — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 762 (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Social acceleration is a self-reinforcing feedback loop
#expands(0.80) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 434 - Social acceleration is the irreducible master principle of modernization
#expands(0.75) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 762 - Perceived stress tracks the rate of acceleration, not absolute pace of life.
#qualifies(0.75) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 378