The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
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Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
feedback, observing others, providing feedback and making comparisons
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
The ‘game of socializing’ (Bauman & Lyon 2012:
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
They tell us which activities, achievements or qualities have a high ‘value’ and which do not, thereby establishing specific normative principles
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
the quantification of social phenomena is a process of ‘disembedding’ which deliberately strips away local knowledge and the context of social practices in order to obtain more abstract information that can be recombined and amalgamated with information from other sources.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
the separation of the individual through statistical recognition.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
this shift is part of a long tradition
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
of rationalization efforts aimed at organizing social and economic life according to the principles of efficiency and predictability.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
signs of resonance: they show that the world is listening