We, Robots - 2 views
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Jennifer Dalby on 23 Jan 11Jonah Lehrer provides another perspective on the Terkle book. It's a brief review and seems truncated, but his main point is at the very end. "We are so eager to take sides on technology, to describe the Web in utopian or dystopian terms, but maybe that's the problem. In the end, it's just another tool, an accessory that allows us to do what we've always done: interact with one other. The form of these interactions is always changing. But the conversation remains. "
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Joy LaJeret on 24 Jan 11I tend to think there is an element of "object making" going on in Facebook and other social medias. My granddaughters and son have hundreds of friends listed and I know they do not communicate with all these people on a daily basis. Does anyone remember the story of the "Stepford Wives?" And finally, there might be an element of addiction in our gadgets. What is going to happen when the sun bursts predicted shut down our electronics for 6 months at a time, should this happen?
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Joy LaJeret on 24 Jan 11http://www.theheartlinknetwork.com/blog/?p=984 This article begins to address the possible addictions to electronics and social media.