Medium Theory Research Based on Reflections on the Relationship between Medium and Time

Abstract

American sociologist David has mentioned that different societies cultivate different concepts of time, in which the understanding of social structure cannot be separated from the development of medium. What kind of relationship exists between medium, society and time, what kind of realistic orientation they have in the empirical world, and how we understand and face this relationship. Friedrich Kittler's investigation of the medium history found that medium manipulates the timeline, and Hartmut Rosa's theory of accelerated society explains several alienation phenomena encountered in modernity. This article aims to understand the role and function of medium in it, expecting to perceive and respond to the alienation in the accelerated society.