Time scarcity arises only when growth outpaces acceleration

Evidence

For a progressive shortfall in time resources can in principle only arise if either more time is needed to tackle a given task, i.e., in cases of technical deceleration, or if the growth rate (of production of goods and services, of the number of transmitted communications, of distances covered, of activities to be completed) outpaces the rate of acceleration of the corresponding processes. Only in the latter case do technical acceleration and the acceleration of the pace of life appear simultaneously. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 237

Categorization

• XREF: Directly echoes the earlier chapter claim that time-saving technology coexists with felt time scarcity — this is the precise mechanism making that paradox true. — connects to: Time-saving technology coexists with unprecedented felt time scarcity; Perceived stress tracks the rate of acceleration, not absolute pace of life. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 378; Escalating abundance outpaces acceleration, generating time scarcity. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 363 (+2 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Escalating abundance outpaces acceleration, generating time scarcity. #exemplifies (0.92) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 363