Tele-technologies make non-reciprocal forms of co-presence possible, necessary, or impossible

Evidence

These devices thus affect both the diverse character of the dimensions of co-presence and also their structure so that, depending on the choices that govern their technical architecture, they produce new forms of experience: experiences of damaged presences, blind presences, non-reciprocal co-presences, etc. These transform the forms of co-presence by rendering certain configurations not only possible but necessary or else impossible—configurations that were not so in the immediate past. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 954

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to the reader’s goal: the drone operative switching between killing fields and coffee breaks embodies this non-reciprocal co-presence. — connects to: Co-presence does not require awareness of the other’s presence; Co-presence can be unilateral, breaking presumed reciprocity between combatants; A tele-operator’s two presences are layered, so neither fully effaces the other. (+11 more)

Related

• Drone tele-technology is engineered to be nonreciprocal in co-presence (similarity 0.87)
• A tele-operator’s two presences are layered, so neither fully effaces the other. (similarity 0.85)
• Co-presence can exist without co-localization, a break enabled by tele-technologies. (similarity 0.84)
• Tele-operators experience a reversible shift of viewpoint without being deceived about their location. (similarity 0.83)
• Co-presence can be unilateral and nonreciprocal, needing only one term in range. (similarity 0.83)
• Drone operators live with two stacked presences rather than mistaking one for the other. (similarity 0.82)
• Co-presence between attacker and target need not be reciprocal (similarity 0.81)
• Tele-technologies dismantle the body’s unified synthesis of action, perception, perceptibility, and vulnerability (similarity 0.81)
• Micro-level signification has relative autonomy because encounters are never fully determined (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Impersonal modern systems paradoxically enable reembedding of local personal life #corroborates (0.78) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 342
• Telechiric operation implies an asymmetrical frontier between a safe zone and a hostile one #expands (0.75) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 135
• Every communication medium depends on shared organic conditions among participants #qualifies (0.75)
• Technology increases rather than eliminates the need for trust #expands (0.72) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 130
• Communication technology shapes culture through interests, symbols, and community #expands (0.55) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 622
• Communication technology serves group monopolies of knowledge, not community #complicates (0.50) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 599