Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"We expect more from technology and less from each other."

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"We expect more from technology and less from each other."

"One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"I miss those days even though I wasn't alive."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"It's too late to leave the future to the futurists."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"Discovering an inner history requires listening – and often not to the first story told."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"To understand desire, one needs language and flesh."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"Because you can text while doing something else, texting does not seem to take time but to give you time. This is more than welcome; it is magical."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

"The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy."

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

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