Philip Pond

Philip Pond

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Asynchronicity
Asynchronicity

This work examines "information stress" born from rapid automation. It suggests that "anti-democratic communication" is a staple of today's political and social environment, promoting a "general theory of social time" to argue that digital media timing may be fundamentally incompatible with the needs of democracy.

Digital Media and the Making of Network Temporality
Digital Media and the Making of Network Temporality

This work introduces a "new theory of time for a world built on hyper-fast digital media networks." It explores how hyper-speed networks reshape time itself and argues that understanding the role of time is necessary to explain how the mechanics of technology result in social influence.

Complexity, Digital Media and Post Truth Politics
Complexity, Digital Media and Post Truth Politics

This book explores the connection between digital media systems and post-truth politics. It introduces "system interactionism" as a novel approach, building on Niklas Luhmann's work to analyze emergent digital-politics and study polarization and political language.