Uneven contraction across spheres produces social desynchronization

Evidence

Of course it is also conceivable that this process of contraction occurs at differing speeds in the various spheres and that in particular realms of society a standstill or, conversely, even an “expansion of the present” may arise, which might lead to phenomena of increased social desynchronization. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 261

Categorization

  • SEED: Seeds an essay on ‘present-expansion’ as a counter-case — which institutions today actually stretch their present rather than compress it, and who benefits.
  • XREF: connects to: Functional differentiation drives desynchronization between societal systems’ time structures. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of
, 200; Individually opting out of acceleration causes social desynchronization costs — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of
, 437; One-sided social acceleration threatens to desynchronize systems from each other. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of
, 113

Broader Connections