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	Liquid Modernity is sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives.<ref>Bauman, Zygmunt. Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty. Book Description. Polity Press. 2007.</ref>		Liquid Modernity is sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives.<ref>Bauman, Zygmunt. Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty. Book Description. Polity Press. 2007.</ref>

	~~As society progresses,~~ the ~~creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly. To survive, interfaces~~ must ~~quickly flow from spaces~~ of ~~high~~-~~resistance~~ and ~~poor usability~~ to ~~spaces~~ of ~~low resistance~~ and ~~user interaction~~. ~~Successful interfaces induce a liquid state flow. Environments are becoming aware of relevant information~~, and are ~~able to pull context-aware data into play when necessary~~. ~~Devices can be small on~~ the ~~outside~~, ~~but large on~~ the ~~inside~~.<ref>~~Quote by Sheldon Renan in conversation with Amber Case, Jun 2010~~.</ref>		Bauman's vision of the current world is one in which individuals must to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. These fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability.<ref>Ibid.</ref>Liquid times are defined by uncertainty. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The time it takes to fully consider options and make fully formed decisions has fragmented.

	~~Bauman's vision of~~ the ~~current world is one in which individuals must to splice together an unending series~~ of ~~short-term projects~~ and ~~episodes that don't add up~~ to ~~the kind of sequence~~ to ~~which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied~~. ~~These fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible~~ and ~~adaptable — to be constantly ready~~ and ~~willing~~ to ~~change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments~~ and ~~loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to~~ their ~~current availability~~.~~<ref>Ibid.</ref>Liquid times~~ are ~~defined by uncertainty~~. ~~In liquid modernity~~ the ~~individual must act~~, ~~plan actions and calculate~~ the ~~likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty~~.<ref>~~Ibid~~.</ref> ~~The time it takes to fully consider options and make fully formed decisions has fragmented fragmented.~~		As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and begins to flow unfettered. The production time it takes for value to occur declines. To survive, products and interfaces must quickly flow from spaces of high-resistance and poor usability to spaces of low resistance and user interaction. Successful interfaces induce a liquid state of flow in their users. Environments are becoming aware of relevant information, and are able to pull context-aware data into play when necessary. Devices can be small on the outside, but large on the inside.<ref>Quote by Sheldon Renan in conversation with Amber Case, Jun 2010.</ref>

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	~~As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly.~~ Liquid Modernity is Zygmunt Bauman's term "for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity ~~has~~ created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to ~~organise~~ their lives."		Liquid Modernity is sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives.<ref>Bauman, Zygmunt. Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty. Book Description. Polity Press. 2007.</ref>

	To survive, interfaces must quickly flow from spaces of high-resistance and poor usability to spaces ~~that reduce the number~~ of ~~interface changes needed to get to relevant data~~. Environments are becoming aware of relevant information, and are able to pull context-aware data into play when necessary. In All That is Solid Melts Into Air, Marshall Berman discusses the transition from heavy modernity to light modernity, and the machine revolution that occurred when more power was concentrated into increasingly smaller spaces. As Sheldon Renan says, “devices can be small on the outside, but ~~huge~~ on the ~~inside”~~.		As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly. To survive, interfaces must quickly flow from spaces of high-resistance and poor usability to spaces of low resistance and user interaction. Successful interfaces induce a liquid state flow. Environments are becoming aware of relevant information, and are able to pull context-aware data into play when necessary. Devices can be small on the outside, but large on the inside.<ref>Quote by Sheldon Renan in conversation with Amber Case, Jun 2010.</ref>

	~~"Individuals have~~ to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. ~~Such~~ fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty".<ref>~~Wikipedia: Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid Modernity. http://en.wikipedia~~.~~org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity~~</ref> ~~We no longer have the~~ time to fully consider options and ~~mature into something before it changes~~.		Bauman's vision of the current world is one in which individuals must to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. These fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability.<ref>Ibid.</ref>Liquid times are defined by uncertainty. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The time it takes to fully consider options and make fully formed decisions has fragmented fragmented.

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	Liquid Modernity is Zygmunt Bauman's term "for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives."		As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly. Liquid Modernity is Zygmunt Bauman's term "for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives."

	~~"Individuals have to splice together an unending series~~ of ~~short~~-~~term projects~~ and ~~episodes~~ that ~~don't add up to~~ the ~~kind~~ of ~~sequence~~ to ~~which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied~~. ~~Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice~~, ~~to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret~~ and to ~~pursue opportunities according to their current availability~~. In ~~liquid~~ modernity ~~the individual must act~~, ~~plan actions~~ and ~~calculate~~ the ~~likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty"~~.~~<ref>Wikipedia: Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid Modernity. http://en.wikipedia~~.~~org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity</ref>~~		To survive, interfaces must quickly flow from spaces of high-resistance and poor usability to spaces that reduce the number of interface changes needed to get to relevant data. Environments are becoming aware of relevant information, and are able to pull context-aware data into play when necessary. In All That is Solid Melts Into Air, Marshall Berman discusses the transition from heavy modernity to light modernity, and the machine revolution that occurred when more power was concentrated into increasingly smaller spaces. As Sheldon Renan says, “devices can be small on the outside, but huge on the inside”.

	~~====Applications~~ to ~~Technology====~~		"Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty".<ref>Wikipedia: Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid Modernity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity</ref> We no longer have the time to fully consider options and mature into something before it changes.
	~~As society progresses~~, the ~~creation~~ of ~~value liquefies~~ and ~~flows more smoothly~~.

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			Liquid Modernity is Zygmunt Bauman's term "for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives."

	"Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives."		"Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty".<ref>Wikipedia: Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid Modernity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity</ref>

	"Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty".<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity ~~Wikipedia: Liquid Modernity]~~</ref>

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	Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives.		"Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives."

	Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.		"Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty".<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity Wikipedia: Liquid Modernity]</ref>

	~~Source:~~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity]

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	As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly.		As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly.

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	Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives. Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.		Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives.

			Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.

	Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity]		Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity]

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			Liquid modernity is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organise their lives. Individuals have to splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like "career" and "progress" could be meaningfully applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable — to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.

			Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Bauman#Liquid_modernity]

			====Applications to Technology====
			As society progresses, the creation of value liquefies and flows more smoothly.

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