I think that assemblages are seen everywhere-such that an assemblage refers to a distinct relation between individuals and the material world. The material world may be described as different social media platforms\/entities, however it can also exist as companies, different technologies (cars, pencils, etc.). Specifically, these relationships produce agency where without one component of the relation, the task (such as going on instagram,) cannot be completed. Assemblages lead to a cascade of pre-existing entities to help better understand the ‘assemblage’ between an individual and the material thing. Therefore, assemblages exist in assemblages due to the chain of history that is tied to the individual, as well as the material thing. In class, we are looking at tiktok as a means of assemblage due to its reciprocity and interactiveness with the user. To have tiktok as it exists today, there needs to be the corporation, funding, people who consume the media, people who publish media, people who promote the media, original thoughts and ideas, etc. Tiktok is an element of the assemblage between, in this case, the individual and the app tiktok. However I wonder if this assemblage will still exist once new media moves along and tiktok is no longer the prevalent, or most used apps amongst adolescent, or just people in general?<\/p>\n
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