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Harmut Rosa on the logic of acceleration and the good life

His argument chimes with what I was trying to say here about the iPhone. Rosa argues that the prevailing concept of the good life in contemporary society is one which seeks to maximise our access to variety: where we could go, who we could meet, what we could do and who we could be.

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October 1, 2014
acceleration, good life, rosa, Uncategorized
Realism and social theory
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