Kids have moved from, "I have a feeling, I want to make a call," to "I'd like to have a feeling, I need to send a text." In other words, there's a continual need for validation. They're constituting a thought or feeling by sending it out for votes. That's really not where you want to be emotionally.
Sherry TurklePeople are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.
Sherry TurkleEveryone is always having their attention divided between the world of the people [they're] with and this other reality.
Sherry TurkleTechnology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but fearful of intimacy. Digital connections and the sociable robot may offer the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. Our networked life allows us to hide from each other, even as we are tethered to each other. We’d rather text than talk.
Sherry Turkle