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Cynthia Tavlin

Alone in the Crowd - 2 views

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Turkle social media adolescence

shared by Cynthia Tavlin on 16 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Cynthia Tavlin on 16 Jun 11
     
    Very recent Q&A with Sherry Turkle on "Alone Together" about our plugged in lives making people more lonely and distant. Interesting passage about teenage culture midway through
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  • Suzanne W. on 16 Jun 11
     
    this is a great interview with Turkle and illuminates situations that many of us face on a daily basis. brings to mind the moment when you're with a group of friends and everyone is checking their phones! no way to win: not answering a text is rude, but texting while out with others is rude too. our attention spans are stretched to the limit--we're barraged by social comments, yet usually socializing while alone.
  • michelleamills on 16 Jun 11
     
    "Technology can make us forget important things we know about life." So true! Sometimes I feel so connected that I'm not even paying attention to the reality around me. In so many ways technology is amazing, but there are some negative consequences that we need to be aware of as well.
  • Amanda Riegel on 16 Jun 11
     
    This really highlights one of the bad ways that technology impacts us; texting and checking Facebook are gaining precedence over socializing with people in the same room. It's depressing to think of how widespread it is.
  • Marlena Barber on 18 Jun 11
     
    I loved this article! I see customers at my work (a restaurant in a hotel) checking their phones all the time. One of my coworkers told me a few weeks ago that he was working when a big game was on tv. He was bartending and his bar was packed. Instead of having their eyes on the screen during the crucial moments of the game, many of his customers were sitting right in front of those tvs and ignoring them while their eyes and fingers stayed glued to their tiny phone screens, playing Angry Birds for all he knew. It was just odd, but sadly this way of life has been becoming more of the rule.
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