The Devaluation Of Space

A growing development concerning space is the devaluation of the concept by digital ways taking over space functions. The following iPhone app simply shows how easy it could be to get what you want, without entering a store and even getting a product for the best price.

In the future, shopping could evolve into a mere recreational activity, responding to the so-called ‘Age of Experience’. However, it’s hard to deny that space is slightly being redefined in current society. Perhaps not even by physically changing it, but rather by socially transforming of the meaning of the space concept, like Herbert Blumer stated in 1969.

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