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The connection between actual and virtual has been very much problematized in the history of Western thought. Based on Nietzsche criticism of essentialism, the Aristotelian idea of ontological primacy of acting over power was deeply questionned: in fact, the essence would not exist, only actions would. Therefore, the movement, the dynamics, the process would have a priority over their actualisation as essence, and that would be the result of power.This structure prioritizing dynamic over actuality seems to particularly adapt to digital environnements which are always evolving. However, the growing number of notifications and the constant recording of our actions turns out to be essential to the goals of producing the movement – the latter being actually based on immobility. In this article, we will analyze the connections between actual and virtual to highlight how important the concept of actual is.