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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.
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“Alone Together is a brilliant, profound, stirring, and often disturbing portrait of the future by america’s leading expert on how computers affect us as humans. she reveals the secrets of ‘Walden 2.0’ and tells us that we deserve better than caring robots. Grab this book, then turn off your smart phones and absorb
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Jan 11, 2011 · 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.
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Oct 20, 2020 · xvii, 360 pages ; 25 cm In "Alone Together," MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives.
The book also includes: Lengthy discussions of historical and theoretical perspectives on solitude, including the phenomenon of social withdrawal in childhood An exploration of the significance of close relationships, including with peers and parents, on experiences of being alone and psychological well-being A treatment of the neuroscientific and evolutionary perspectives on shyness and ...
alone together. t. echnology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies. These days, it suggests substitutions that put the real on the run. The advertising for Sec ond Life, a virtual world where you get to build an avatar, a house, a family, and a social life, baSically says, "Finally, a place to love your body, love your friends ...
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