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Humans love to connect. We’re social like that. Whether we’re sending telegrams, calling each other on the telephone, or DM’ing each other on the social media platform of our choosing, we’re interacting.
Whether or not that constant connection is a good thing is another matter entirely. Writer and author Nicholas Carr spends a lot of time thinking about that very question (and others like it). His new book, “Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart,” tells a story of the parallel rises of mechanical, efficient electronic communication and mass confusion.
But it’s not just the fault of tech giants and social media companies. Carr encourages us to look inward and consider how our own psyches play a role.
What realities of social media and constant connection are we overlooking?
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