Society of Control
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Following Foucault's 'disciplinary society' (closed factories/schools/prisons), we have entered the society of control. Power no longer confines bodies through walls but modulates and tracks individuals continuously and fluidly in open spaces through passwords, data, credit scores, and GPS.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- The illusion of freedom: you think you are free (no need to clock in), but in fact you are controlled more deeply (responding to WeChat anytime, anywhere). This is a more covert, internalized high-tech servitude.
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Deleuze, following Foucault's 'disciplinary society', proposed that power shifts from the 'confinement' of closed institutions (walls, schedules) to 'continuous modulation' in open spaces—real-time tracking and fine-tuning of individuals through passwords, data, credit scores, and GPS. Control is fluid, internalized, and wall-less, with the controlled willingly cooperating.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Deleuzeverified
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