Alone together chapter 10 the focus of the tenth chapter of turkle s book is the telephone and how as email, texting, and iming become the preferred method of communicating, we lose a personal connection to people that is associated with voice. This is an interesting book that i enjoyed reading. If the internet of 1995 was a postmodern playhouse, allowing individuals to engage in unbridled expression, turkle. Sailing solo to hawaii and beyond by christian williams. Sailing solo to hawaii and beyond, east wind press, 2016. In her book alone together, psychologist sherry turkle explains how digital devices are affecting our communication and relationships. The author explores the growing importance of social media in our lives, and how it creates spaces in which we are. I was expecting alone together to be more about why we should stop using our devices so much. Alone together audiobook chapter, hallucinations christian williams. Alone together chapter 10 by nicole gutierrez on prezi. Overwhelmed across the generations alone together reflections of sherry turkle finer distinctions survey and interview chapter 10 no need to call they are a generation that, from the beginning, has been playing catchup with their children the medium is the message. Near the end of chapter 10, turkle describes the effect technology has had on communication. The start of the book club 106 discussion of the second half of alone together. Book club 106 alone together chapters 8, 9, 10 youtube.
But the discussion about the good that these new technologies can do for us, with an eye for using them in moderation, is a helpful new viewpoint. Why we expect more from technology and less from each other paperback october 2, 2012. He wanted to run to her, to hold her, but he couldnt he couldnt face her knowing he was the reason she was dying on the floor. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Read chapter ten from the story alone together by hardkn0x bethany stewart. When i say he screamed, i mean that his anguished wail of internal pain haunts the residents of the mansion that were unfortunate enough to hear it to this day. In the second half of turkles book, she focuses on social networks and communication. In turkles latest book, alone together, this optimism is long gone. I sipped on the hot chocolate that i had just ordered. He is the author of lead, follow or get out of the way, a biography of ted turner times books, 1981 and alone together.