Essential characteristics of alienation in post-industrial society

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the essential characteristics of human alienation in the conditions of transitivity of the development of post-industrial society. To achieve the goal, methods of comparative and hermeneutic analysis were used. The method of comparative analysis is used to compare social processes, forms and spheres of human alienation in the conditions of post-industrialism and to compare various studies and approaches of modern scientists to understanding the nature of alienation in the modern world. The method of hermeneutic analysis was applied in the process of defining the concept of "alienation" in modern philosophy, sociology and political science.

In accordance with the goal, it was found that the accelerated development of information technologies in post-industrial society led to polarization between different groups of the population, the growth of social inequality and the emergence of new forms and types of alienation. In the conditions of post-industrialism, most social processes have become fragmented, variable and fleeting.

It was found that the growth of alienation is traced, first of all, in the spheres of ecology, politics, labor relations and psychological health. "The use of social networks has influenced the process of alienation of a person from society, isolating him in the space of virtual reality. In addition, this has influenced the development of depression and anxiety among their users. The long-term interaction of users with each other in the space of virtual reality has made people's communication codified, similar to the process of trade. Using information from the accounts of users of social applications, corporations influence the interests and behavior of users. This leads to the alienation of a person from his own desires and feelings, and the lack of stable non-verbal communication ultimately alienates a person from society. The emergence of the gig economy further contributes to this process by replacing permanent work relationships with short-term contractual obligations. It has also been established that a person in a post-industrial society is largely alienated from nature, living in conditions of man-made artificial space, where understanding of the cause-and-effect aspects of human interaction with the natural environment is lost.