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digital dependency

A bit of food for thought.
When it comes to the dig­i­tal net­works that now sur­round us, the fact is that most us can’t just GTFO, even if we wanted to. The sooner we move beyond the addic­tion metaphor, the sooner we’ll be able to see, with some clar­ity and hon­esty, the extent and impli­ca­tions of our depen­dency on our net­worked com­put­ing and media devices. What hap­pens to the human self as it comes to expe­ri­ence more and more of the world, and of life, through the medi­a­tion of the screen?

Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Not addic­tion; dependency

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