Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents Brubaker Rogers
Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents Brubaker Rogers Digital hyperconnectivity is a defining fact of our time. In this wide-ranging and sharply argued book, Rogers Brubaker develops an original…
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Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents Brubaker Rogers
Digital hyperconnectivity is a defining fact of our time. In this wide-ranging and sharply argued book, Rogers Brubaker develops an original interpretive account of the pervasive and unsettling changes brought about by hyperconnectivity. The Silicon Valley dream of universal connection - the dream of connecting everyone and everything to everyone and everything else, everywhere and all the time - is rapidly becoming a reality.
He shows how hyperconnectivity prepared us for the pandemic and how the pandemic, in turn, has prepared us for an even more fully digitally mediated future. He traces transformations of the self, social relations, culture, economics, and politics, giving special attention to underexplored themes of abundance, miniaturization, convenience, quantification, and discipline. Throughout, Brubaker underscores the ambivalence of digital hyperconnectivity, which opens