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Alone Together

Paperback • 2012 • English

Alone Together

By Sherry Turkle

3 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

Consider Facebook- it's human contact, only easier to engage with and easier to avoid. Developing technology promises closeness. Sometimes it delivers, but much of our modern life leaves us less connected with people and more connected to simulations of them. In Alone Together , MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for- and sacrificing- in a world ...Show more

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ISBN

9780465031467

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

Alone Together

Format

Paperback

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