The readings and lecture for Units 3 and 4 are focused on positive and negative social impacts of technological development, particularly communication technologies.
Do you agree, as Sherry Turkle suggests, that the new communication technologies are giving us the power to sacrifice conversation for mere connection?
Provide reasons for your answer, while engaging the ideas/concepts articulated by at least one of the thinkers we have looked at in Unit 4.
Unit 3/4 links provided below:
http://www.ditext.com/diamond/mistake.html
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-society-a-global-perspective/?fullscreen=true
***** https://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_connected_but_alone **** SHERRY TURKLE VIDEO
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/
https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/jan/17/tinder-dating-psychology-technosexual
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