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(In)Communication chronophage: esquisse d'une micro-dystopie de l'accélération en réseaux
Time-consuming (in)communication: microdystopia of social network acceleration
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Abstract This paper studies the techno culture of acceleration from a sociological and genealogical perspective. It is a question of micro-power that transforms the social network Utopia into an autorestrainted Dystopia. The synchronisation with the others leads us to a communication flux 24/7. Therefore, th... view more
This paper studies the techno culture of acceleration from a sociological and genealogical perspective. It is a question of micro-power that transforms the social network Utopia into an autorestrainted Dystopia. The synchronisation with the others leads us to a communication flux 24/7. Therefore, the right to communicate throughout the social network becomes a horizontal implied must in order to join in the multiples conversations in real time. The permanent actualisation becomes a necessity and the user a time consumer. In a society where time is accelerated, communication turns structurally into incommunication.... view less
Keywords
communication technology; communication behavior; digital media; social network; time
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
sociology of time; philosophy of technology; dystopia
Document language
French
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 11-19
Journal
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 9 (2016) 2
Issue topic
Social media: between freedom and utopia
ISSN
1775-352X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed