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A review by tkadlec
La tirannia del tempo. L'accelerazione della vita nel capitalismo digitale by Judy Wajcman
4.0
This is a really interesting take on the topic of technology and its influence on the widespread feeling of not having enough time in the day. While most books on the topic place the blame directly on the technology itself, Wajcman digs much deeper. Early on, she points out that "temporal demands are not inherent to technology. They are built into our devices by all-too-human schemes and desires." In other words, to really understand how technology is impacting this feeling of busyness, we need to look beyond the technology itself and see what other factors are contributing.
While the writing is certainly quite dry (sort of par-the-course for a lot of University-based publishers), the ideas are fresh, nuanced and well thought out. I do think that referring to studies conducted prior to smartphones to establish how people use mobile phones was a little short-sighted. However, in the end I support the conclusion: "busyness is not a function of gadgetry but of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set."
While the writing is certainly quite dry (sort of par-the-course for a lot of University-based publishers), the ideas are fresh, nuanced and well thought out. I do think that referring to studies conducted prior to smartphones to establish how people use mobile phones was a little short-sighted. However, in the end I support the conclusion: "busyness is not a function of gadgetry but of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set."