“Connective Identity” in the Contemporary World

Abstract

The forecast of the formation of a global dialogue space, within which the mode of existence of communities is temporary “smart crowds”, and the mode is ratio­nal consensus of acting individuals, based on historically dimensional, but not unconditional assumptions. Currently, we are seeing the formation of closed lo­cal groups that are different from the previous ones. The article discusses the main versions of their existence (the version of the defensive reaction during globalization of R. Debray, the version of the ideological compensation for the absence of real “morality” (Sittlichkeit) S. Žižek, the version of the transposition of the group lifestyle M. Maffesoli), and also some behavioral characteristics of these groups. It is concluded that we are dealing with a special type of identity – a fairly stable “connected identity”. At its core is “transcendence”, giving value to fragments of the group’s lifestyle; it is characterized by increased emotionality due to free creativity and the inevitable politicization in the spirit of K. Schmitt (comparing the value and emotionally colored fragments of the ordinary way of life of their group with a different lifestyle is immediately perceived as a threat, leading to consolidation and protection from others rather than dialogue in any situation of collision with otherness).