Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle
Turkle's earlier study of robots and networked life: why we expect more from technology and less from each other. Prescient.
Read it if…
you want the foundational critique of connected loneliness.
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Skip it if…
you want Reclaiming Conversation's practicality.
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Three things you will actually use
- Connection is not conversation.
- Tethered is not together.
- Choose presence.
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Read the chapters on always-on teens.
Our verdict
Connected and alone.
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