Alone Together by Sherry Turkle5/30/2023 Books like this and researchers like Turkle lending their expertise to the debate are absolute necessities.-Online Education Database Alone Together. Review Quotes Alone Together is a mighty fine laypersons introduction to where we are as a technological and social media Alone Together stands as an entirely accessible, tantalizingly thought-provoking read. Based on hundreds of interviews and with a new introduction taking us to the present day, Alone Together describes changing, unsettling relationships between friends, lovers, and families. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. Book Synopsis A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner ones Technology has be the architect of our intimacies. About the Book Originally published in hardcover and ebook by Basic Books in 2011-Title page verso.
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