I guess the mass media used to synchronize the society at least approximately (what behavior is portrayed as “socially approved” in the soap operas), but that mechanism may be dead these days.
Interesting. This implies that there is/was a historically short period of time when mass media was able to sync up most everyone. Before that time societies were stratified (e.g. by classes, see feudalism, each with quite different “socially approved” standards) and after that time societies are re-fragmenting into small pieces/bubbles.
I guess the mass media used to synchronize the society at least approximately (what behavior is portrayed as “socially approved” in the soap operas), but that mechanism may be dead these days.
Interesting. This implies that there is/was a historically short period of time when mass media was able to sync up most everyone. Before that time societies were stratified (e.g. by classes, see feudalism, each with quite different “socially approved” standards) and after that time societies are re-fragmenting into small pieces/bubbles.
The ultimate Schelling point of human culture—Hollywood.
A temporary Schelling point.
The ultimates, being biologically hardwired, tend to stay the same: food, warmth, sex, company.