an incredible essay by @edzitron that everyone who works in tech (or uses it) needs to read. He cuts to the rot at the heart of tech with laser precision https://t.co/3gkCZUJL2L
an incredible essay by @edzitron that everyone who works in tech (or uses it) needs to read. He cuts to the rot at the heart of tech with laser precision https://t.co/3gkCZUJL2L
Careful technology
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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
If you watch television for 8 hours in a row, you might feel that you watched too much television. You would have a feeling that you wanted to get up and go do something else. Smart-phones specifically, unlike any other previous screen, are located on the body and taken everywhere. Without a conscious disconnnection practice, there is no getting up
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