A quote and some response

On page 57, Poster says, "The understanding of networked digital information and human assemblages must not become the basis for a new totalization or metanarrative. However compelling the new media may be, they do not constitute the only basis for understanding contemporary conditions, and they are not the only component of the larger process of globalization." The idea of "human assemblages" interests me: what counts as an assemblage, and how do we define it? Also, he's looking for multiple narratives, which I like. One way to think about such narratives is through the concept of palimpsest, which would permit a multiple layering of narratives conducive to a fuller understanding of change--and stability ;)