Does virtual intimacy degrade our experience of the other kind and, indeed, of all encounters, of any kind?
Sherry TurkleWe expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.
Sherry TurkleOne thing is certain: the riddle of mind, long a topic for philosophers, has taken on new urgency. Under pressure from the computer, the question of mind in relation to machine is becoming a central cultural preoccupation. It is becoming for us what sex was to the Victorians--threat and obsession, taboo and fascination.
Sherry TurkleItโs a way of life to be always texting and when you looks at these texts it really is thoughts in formation. I do studies where I just sit for hours and hours at red lights watching people unable to tolerate being alone. Its as though being along has become a problem that needs to be solved and then technology presents itself as a solution to this problemโฆBeing alone is not a problem that needs to be solved. The capacity for solitude is a very important human skill.
Sherry Turkle