social network? hmm

Latour’s book “Reassembling the Social” (which I spoke about today), makes a lot of sense once you start understanding it. Latour argues that putting the label “social” on things is unnecessary and leads to boxing ideas in. I think that the world as a network, runs off of everything. From people to animals to technology, everything needs to be in function. It is unwise to be putting the label of social on things in an attempt to describe life as a certain way. Stuff happens, things change, it’s a natural part of the world. Describing phenomenon’s as a “social” science or some sort of social force is redundant. We are all a part of this social network, although Latour wouldn’t like us calling it a social network!
I think that the world is full of intermediates and mediators, which is something Latour might have a different opinion on. It takes mediators to push new forces through, and intermediates are the people who are pushing these through because the mediators are behind them. There are obviously powerful people and hierarchies in our world, so I think that it is natural that intermediates do exist. However, perhaps we are made mediators when we begin to push these forces because it takes everything to bring a force through. I’m sure Latour will keep discussing this with himself, and share it in his next book.