Out of the Landscape, into the Portrait
The transfer of the self’s setting from bodies to communication systems
Nicholas Carr • Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
“The reason we have to be so careful about the way that we design technology,” he said, is that “they squeeze, they squish, the entire world down into that medium—and out the other end comes a different world.”
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
In a walk through the woods, I’m engaged in certain kind of mostly pre-conscious interpretative work—reading the landscape, we might say. Walking through a museum, on the other hand, involves interpretative work of a different and more conscious nature. To the degree that our experience is mediated by digital devices, it takes on the quality of a w... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Hermeneutical Imperative - The Convivial Society
Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver ... See more