Slow Motion and Virtual Downshifting in Modern Social Interactions

Abstract

SLOW MOTION AND VIRTUAL DOWNSHIFTING IN MODERN SOCIAL INTERACTIONSModern socio-cultural trends (with the generic name of postpostmodern), manifested in the increasing proliferation of virtual communications on society, including qualitative and quantitative growth of Internet technologies (social networks, various mobile applications, etc.) and computer games provoke some parts of society are partially or completely exempted from the influence of the virtual environment.Keywords: virtual downshifting, slow motion, postpostmodern.Resume: Basic installation of culture are currently in a serious state of change. The reason for change is the Internet and created by the participation of alternative virtual reality. A common name for all attempts to give a name to this new era recognizes the concept of postpostmodern. It is possible to allocate three components of postpostmodern: virtualization of the space of social interactions and the creation of tehnoobshow, glocalization, transcendentalism. The dissolution of man in the space of virtual communications, leads him to the care of space communications in the true reality. Man multiplies your identity, refuses to be isolated and established social status, and in communications between people leveled out of the national, linguistic, cultural and social differences. One of the trends of modern society emerged as a response to the increasing pressure on the human side of culture and society -slow motion. The essence of this movement consists in the deliberate slowing of the pace of life. In parallel with the process of entering the Internet technologies in mass usage, and there is a virtual "slowdown", which within the era of universal virtuality seems quite contradictory and paradoxical trend. An attempt to solve this mismatch may be an appeal to the concept "centaur-problem". Perhaps in the end, these conflicting trends will provide the understanding of social and cultural vectors of development of modern society. And slowing virtual communications can allow to save our sanity, families, relationships, and the ability to find happiness in the world is valid.