"My daughter sleeps with her phone, so do I"-- Sherry Turkle
The talker talks about the abusive usage of mobile at lectures, meetings, even funerals. People can be hiding from each other by the usage of mobile phone and busy online, when they don't like the circumstances they are in.
People are having troubles having a conversation as it is a realtime interaction. She talks about the Goldilock effects: not too close, not too far. Non-conversation enables chances for editing and turns conversation into connection.
Siri might be a best friend because it listens when no one else does. Similar stuff happens with the social networking websites like Facebook or Twitter, cos people get instant listeners, and feel satisfied being listened to.
So eventually this connection may lead to isolation. It's risky that we are thinking by being connected to people, we will not be alone. But the speaker emphasizes that being alone is a skill we should have and teach our kids cos it is important to build our "self"s.
Two words: talk, and listen.
Source:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html
The talker talks about the abusive usage of mobile at lectures, meetings, even funerals. People can be hiding from each other by the usage of mobile phone and busy online, when they don't like the circumstances they are in.
People are having troubles having a conversation as it is a realtime interaction. She talks about the Goldilock effects: not too close, not too far. Non-conversation enables chances for editing and turns conversation into connection.
Siri might be a best friend because it listens when no one else does. Similar stuff happens with the social networking websites like Facebook or Twitter, cos people get instant listeners, and feel satisfied being listened to.
So eventually this connection may lead to isolation. It's risky that we are thinking by being connected to people, we will not be alone. But the speaker emphasizes that being alone is a skill we should have and teach our kids cos it is important to build our "self"s.
Two words: talk, and listen.
Source:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html