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A truly masterfully written article that makes us yearn for the days now past when everything, both inside and outside of ourselves, was much quieter. The amou
by DogestFogey 9y ago
A truly masterfully written article that makes us yearn for the days now past when everything, both inside and outside of ourselves, was much quieter.
The amount of noise today is unprecedented. I am reminded of the movie _Her_ in which one sees a world where technology can move into the background and augment human relationships. Granted, there are moments in that film when the tech hurts instead of hinders, but compare that to today's world where everything has the "in your face" mentality.
- mooreds 9y agoIf you want to read a really scary prescient fiction book in this vein, check out Feed by M.T. Anderson. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_(Anderson_novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_(Anderson_novel) Just chilling.
- stephth 9y agoThe plot context overview on Wikipedia is chilling just by itself...
- Hextinium 9y agoI highly recommend this book to anyone because it creates a framework for understanding the world from someone who is addicted to social media. It takes the current state of affairs to their conclusions in a rather well made way.
- purplerabbit 9y agoSuper glad to see this book getting some love. It's horribly good... Ignore the YAF branding and read it as a novella if you're interested.