The outsourcing of our memory to machines expands the amount of data to which we have access, but degrades our brainโs own ability to remember things.
Douglas Rushkoff... we're moving into an era when we will define ourselves more by the technologies we refuse than the ones we accept.
Douglas RushkoffGlobal warming, you don't win it. It's this weird steady-state issue that's going to be with us for a few thousand years.
Douglas RushkoffIt's not that MySpace lost and Facebook won. It's that MySpace won first, and Facebook won next. They'll go down in the same order.
Douglas RushkoffOur digital experiences are out of body. This biases us toward depersonalised behaviour in an environment where oneโs identity can be a liability. But the more anonymously we engage with others, the less we experience the human repercussions of what we say and do. By resisting the temptation to engage from the apparent safety of anonymity, we remain accountable and present - and are much more likely to bring our humanity with us into the digital realm
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