Being embedded in of all kinds of networks, from the bureaucratic validation of out identities, civil rights and dislocation, to the private set of virtual entities which we seek/accept on social media. Still the essential networks we are in, are the relational one, those which create a small footprint in our existence, supporting it in some respects [1]. To have this role, they express a relevance which is validated by the space and the time they enable outside the communication platforms. The network itself is a space and time extension and reconfiguration. The space is redefined, as it is a perceived endless global extension, reached after three decades of growth in infrastructure. In this dimension the relational space needs to be protected from the rest of induced engagement. The time is conditioned by that space perception, by the relational activities, and by the engagement in different modalities. We are then shaped by both, space and time perception, but the relational elements can let us define them in turn, rather than being defined by it.
[1]: Latour, B. (2005). Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199256044.