Non-fiction
The Metric Society
On the Quantification of the Social
Steffen Mau
The measurement of the individual is progressing inexorably. Ratings, rankings, classifications, etc. are finding their way into areas of everyday life such as work, studies, sports, tourism and consumer behaviour. Steffen Mau describes the impact of the data collected in this way.
German original title
German
Berlin, Suhrkamp Verlag 2017
308 pages