As a continuation of my previous post, I would like to replicate Alexander Galloway’s “Control Matrix” (Protocol, pgs. 114-115), which he uses to point towards a future (anti-?)politics of irrationality, silence, and hypertrophy.
Part 1
Era |
Machine |
Energy mode |
Disciplinary mode |
Control diagram |
Virtue |
Feudal/early modern |
Pendula, levers, pulleys |
Slave, vassal |
Tithe, feudal, tribute |
Violence |
Loyalty, allegiance, secrecy |
modern |
Oil, steam, nuclear |
Wage labor |
Efficiency |
Bureaucracy |
Presence, centralization, efficiency |
Postmodern, Empire |
Computers |
Immaterial labor, information |
Debugging |
Protocol |
Fidelity, pattern, algorithm |
The future |
Bioinformatics |
Life |
Therapy |
Physics |
Openness |
Part 2
Era |
Active threat (resistance) |
Passive threat (delinquency) |
Political mode |
Stratagem |
Personal crisis |
Feudal/early modern |
Armed revolt, sedition |
Betrayal, blasphemy |
Revolution |
Land |
Abandonment |
Modern |
Sabotage, treason |
Red tape, entropy |
Disruption |
Territory, deterrence |
Pain, emptiness |
Postmodern, Empire |
Mutation, terrorism |
Randomness, noise |
Disturbance |
Security, containment |
Terror |
The Future |
Irrationality |
Silence, nonexistence, irresponsiveness |
Hypertrophy |
Peace |
Contagion, eruption |
