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Hyperconnectivity and Its DiscontentsAuthor(s): Rogers Brubaker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509554522, 978-1509554522\nSynopsis\nDigital hyperconnectivity is a defining fact of our time. The Silicon Valley dream of universal connection the dream of connecting everyone and everything to everyone and everything else, everywhere and all the time is rapidly becoming a reality. In this wide-ranging and sharply argued book, Rogers Brubaker develops an original interpretive account of the pervasive and unsettling changes brought about by hyperconnectivity. He traces transformations of the self, social relations, culture, economics, and politics, giving special attention to underexplored themes of abundance, miniaturization, convenience, quantification, and discipline. He shows how hyperconnectivity prepared us for the pandemic and how the pandemic, in turn, has prepared us for an even more fully digitally media.