Is technology good, bad or indifferent? How does it impact our lives, relationships, health? For some people, technology can become all-consuming. Writer Christina Crook decided to take a
31 day break from the internet. Instead, she wrote 31 letters to a friend on a manual typewriter.
31 day break from the internet. Instead, she wrote 31 letters to a friend on a manual typewriter.
This experiment quickly turned into both a book (“the Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World”) and a TEDx talk: (“Letting Go of Technology: Pursuing a People-focused Future”) and has led Christina to a successful speaking career.
Fact checking is quick on-line but it is not easy because there is so much misinformation.
We have enabled our online media to sandwich itself squarely between ourselves and others.
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