Networks have been around for centuries, the first being shipping trade networks. However, the first networks that would lead to today’s advanced network would be ones introduced during the 1800’s, these were simple telegraph poles which allowed communication via Morse code.
Fast forward to the 20th century and communicating has become alot more easy and accessible. Castel referred to the ‘suppression of space and annihilation of time’ which is the notion that communication via networks demolishes the time and space variables, so now communication is instantaneous. For example via email, text message and many other internet based facilities.
Moving on and Futurism is a concept that looks ahead to see what change may lie ahead in the future, specifically the pace of change, scope of change, and life in the future. With networks and communication developing and improving scarily quick, what lies ahead? We already have an online identity, an electrical identity that suggests it matters more what exists of us in terms of data than who we actually are. And with technology still at an early age, there is still alot of room for development.
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