… we are often ‘alone, together’, especially when online, chatting without forming meaningful bonds or learning the art of uniting for a common purpose.
… we are often ‘alone, together’, especially when online, chatting without forming meaningful bonds or learning the art of uniting for a common purpose.
The People Vs Tech: How the Internet Is Killing Democracy (and How We Save It)
by Jamie Bartlett
Alone Together
Chet Baker
https://youtu.be/zdDhinO58ss
by Sherry Turkle
(2017/11/7)
A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner ones
Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Based on hundreds of interviews and with a new introduction taking us to the present day, Alone Together describes changing, unsettling relationships between friends, lovers, and families.